Midterm 2 review (book material only)

Although you may have glanced at a scene for only 100ms, a representation of it is still preserved in your sensory memory.

• True

• False

Capacity refers to _____ while coding refers to ______.

• a) amount of info it can store

  b) the type of info stored

• a) the modality of the information

  b) the script used to generate the ANN

• a) the type of info stored

  b) the encoding method

• a) the volume of the brain

  b) the type of stored information

Decay is...

• the loss of information in memory over time.

• instant forgetfulness.

• when neurons die.

• an inevitable process that only humans face.

Masking is...

• when new information overwrites the sensory memory.

• the same as catastrophic interference.

• when the weights from the new information overwrites previously learned info.

• when you put on a mask.

A serial memory search compares items _____ while parallel searches _______.

• a) one by one

  b) in sets of two

• a) one by one

  b) all at once

• a) individually at the same time

  b) are very slow

• a) backwards

  b) are inefficient.

What is the difference between self-terminating and exhaustive searches? (more than 1 answer)

• The point of termination.

• The amount of time required to complete the search.

• The modality of information.

• The presence of visual agnosia.

Apperceptive agnosia patients exhibit which of the following?

1. Patient has difficulty recognizing objects visually

2. Can recognize objects through other sensory modalities

3. Can perceive objects holistically (can copy/match objects)

• 1,2

• 1,2,3

• 1

• 2,3

Associative agnosia patients exhibit which of the following?

1. Patient has difficulty recognizing objects visually

2. Can recognize objects through other sensory modalities

3. Can perceive objects holistically (can copy/match objects)

• 1,3

• 1,2,3

• 2,3

• 1,2,3,4

_____________ is the inability to recognize visual objects.

•   Visual agnosia

•   Prosopagnosia

•   Visual inglection

•   Agnosticism

Which memory contains iconic and echoic memories?

• Sensory memory

• Long term memory

• Working memory

• Short term memory