Quiz on Memory Models

What is the primary condition for transferring sensory memory to short-term memory?

• Retrieval

• Attention

• Decay

• Rehearsal

According to Atkinson and Shiffrin, how many components are in the multi-store memory model?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What is the duration of sensory memory retention?

• 10-15 seconds

• 1-2 seconds

• 2-5 seconds

• 5-10 seconds

Which of the following is NOT a component of the multi-store memory model?

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Episodic memory

• Sensory memory

What did GA Miller propose about short-term memory capacity?

• It can hold 15 items

• It can hold 10 items

• It can hold 7 ± 2 items

• It can hold 5 items

What phenomenon explains why people remember the first and last items in a list better?

• Serial position effect

• Chunking effect

• Recency effect

• Primacy effect

What type of memory is primarily involved in recalling events?

• Episodic memory

• Procedural memory

• Sensory memory

• Semantic memory

Which of the following is a criticism of the multi-store memory model?

• It does not account for sensory memory

• It is too complex

• It lacks a clear physiological basis

• It includes too many components

What is the primary mechanism for laying down long-term memory?

• Attention

• Sensory input

• Repetition

• Chunking

What is the process of converting short-term memory into long-term memory called?

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Rehearsal