CAB - Memory

According to Glanzer and Cunitz's (1966) study, why was some information recalled more than others?

• The participants were able to chunk words together that had similar schema

• It had been displaced by a distraction task

• Primacy effect - it had been store LTM as a result of rehearsal

• Some words had personal meaning to the participants

According to Brown and Kulik, which of the following emotions is essential to the formation of a flashbulb memory?

• Fear

• Disgust

• Joy

• Surprise

Which of the following items would be considered the most "schema congruent" in Brewer and Treyen's study?

• Screwdriver

• Skull

• Piece of bark

• Keyboard

What did Kulkofsky et al.’s study reveal about the role of culture in the formation of flashbulb memories?

• people from individualist cultures were more likely to form flashbulb memories regarding events of national importance than people from collectivist cultures

• people from collectivist cultures were more likely to form flashbulb memories regarding events of national importance than events of personal importance

• people from collectivist cultures were more likely to form flashbulb memories regarding events of national importance than people from individualist cultures

• people from collectivist cultures were more likely to form flashbulb memories regarding events of personal importance than national importance

One strength of Bartlett’s War of the Ghosts study is that it has good...

• Internal Validity

• Ecological Validity

• Generalisability

• Credibility

What must happen in order for information to move from short term memory to long term memory?

• Displacement

• Attention

• Retrieval

• Rehearsal

This term is a limited capacity store and preserves unrehearsed information for about 15-30 sec.

• Working Memory
• Long Term Memory
• Retrieval Memory
• Short-Term Memory

"The magical number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to the storage capacity of ___________ memory. 

• explicit
• implicit
• sensory
• short-term

Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?

• brain stem
• cerebellum
• amygdala
• hippocampus

SAQ: Discuss one model of memory. Which studies can be used?

• MSM: Glanzer + Cunitz

• MSM: Landry & Bartling

• WMM: Landry & Bartling

• MSM: H.M