Recitation Week 2

Q1. Which of the following is important for learning new vocabulary?

• A. Phonological Loop

• B. Central Executive

• C. Episodic Buffer

• D. Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad

Q2. In a study on serial position effects, one group recalls a word list immediately, while another recalls it after a 2-minute delay. What is the MOST likely recall pattern?

• A. The immediate recall group will show a strong primacy effect but no recency effect, while the delayed recall group will show both effects equally.

• B. The immediate recall group will exhibit both primacy and recency effects, whereas the delayed recall group will show a diminished recency effect but a preserved primacy effect.

• C. Both groups will demonstrate equal primacy and recency effects since the list length remains constant.

• D. The delayed recall group will show an enhanced recency effect due to consolidation into long-term memory, while the primacy effect will disappear.

Q3. In Conrad’s (1964) study, Ss were visually presented with letters then asked to recall them. An analysis of the types of errors made in recall revealed that:

• A. There were far more verbal errors than visual ones.

• B. There were far more visual errors than verbal ones.

• C. There were equally as many visual errors as verbal errors.

• D. Errors were random and showed no consistent pattern.

Q4. According to dual-task theory, which of the following secondary tasks would most likely interfere with a primary visual span task?

• A. Reciting the alphabet backwards aloud

• B. Listening to a sequence of digits and computing a running sum

• C. Identifying and pointing at a target object in a visual scene

• D. None of the above would cause interference

Q5. Which of the following scenario demonstrates double dissociation between working memory and long term memory

• A. HM have functioning short term memory but cannot form long term memory

• B. Subjects show greater engagement in their hippocampus when using their short term memory in a fMRI study

• C. KF have severely limited working memory due to damage to his parietal lobe

• D. None of the above

Q6. Which of the following does not rely entirely on semantic memory?

• A. Recalling the definition of the word philosophy

• B. Recalling the typical procedure for paying up your bill at restaurant

• C. Recalling your recent trip to a nearby city

• D. Recalling the number of soldiers died on D-day