Memory and Encoding Quiz

What did Bahrick et al conclude about the duration of long-term memory (LTM)?

According to the table, what is the capacity of short-term memory (STM)?

• 5 to 9 items

• 86 billion neurons

• Unlimited

• 18-28 seconds

Who conducted the study that found the duration of STM to be 18-28 seconds?

• Conrad

• Peterson and Peterson

• Baddeley

• Bahrick et al

What type of encoding is used in long-term memory (LTM) according to the table?

• Acoustically

• Semantically

• Visually

• Limited

Describe the 'serial position effect' as found by Glanzer and Cunitz.

What effect describes the tendency to recall more words from the beginning of a list?

• Recency effect

• Primacy effect

• Serial position effect

• Middle effect

What evidence did Glanzer and Cunitz provide for the distinction between STM and LTM?

How did the duration of subtracting affect the recall of trigrams in the study mentioned at the beginning of the worksheet?

What are the three features that differ between STM and LTM according to the Multi-Store Model of Memory (MSM)?

According to the table, who suggested that the capacity of LTM is 86 billion neurons?

• Conrad

• Miller

• Azevedo et al

• Bahrick et al