UNIT 4

Who proposed the term working memory to refer to short term memory?

• Baddeley

• Atkinson

• Shiffrin

How did the multi-component model prove that working memory is a mental workplace?

• a. In studies using conditioning

• b. In studies using partial report task

• c. In studies using dual tasks

What is/are the subcomponent(s) of the phonological loop?

• a. A short-term store

• b. An articulatory rehearsal process

• c. Both

What is the phonological similarity effect?

• a. Higher recall in similar words

• b. Reduced recall in similar words

• c. Same recall in similar words

What is the length effect?

• a. Longer words are less retrieved

• b. Longer words are more retrieved

• c. Shorter words are less retrieved

What is the irrelevant sound effect?

• a. Sound with speech affect recall of words

• b. White sound affect recall of words

• c. Buzzers affect recall of words

Which of these is not a function of the phonological loop?

• a. Controlling behavior by self-instructions

• b. Verbal long-term memory tasks

• c. Understanding long sentences

What is the capacity and duration for short-term memory in objects?

• a. 5 objects and a duration of a few seconds

• b. 5 objects and a duration of 30 second

• c. 4 objects and a duration of 30 seconds

What is the capacity and duration for short-term memory in locations?

• a. 3 locations and 10 seconds

• b. 6 locations and 20 seconds

• c. 5 locations and a few seconds

What test does assess short-term memory for objects?

• a. Corsi test

• b. Visual Pattern test

• c. Block Tapping test