Quiz on the Multi-Store Model of Memory

Who proposed the Multi-Store Model of memory?

• Baddeley & Hitch

• Atkinson & Shiffrin

• Peterson & Peterson

• Bahrick

What is the capacity of short-term memory according to Miller?

• 5+/-2 chunks

• 7+/-2 chunks

• 9+/-2 chunks

• 11+/-2 chunks

How is information coded in long-term memory?

• Semantically

• Visually

• Modality-specific

• Acoustically

What is the duration of information in the sensory register?

• 18 seconds

• 20 seconds

• Less than one second

• A lifetime

Which study supports the idea of a limited duration in short-term memory?

• Bahrick (1975)

• Peterson & Peterson (1959)

• Miller (1956)

• Jacobs (1887)

What type of task did Peterson & Peterson use to prevent rehearsal in their study?

• Reading aloud

• Writing down numbers

• Listening to music

• Counting backwards

What was the main finding of Bahrick's study on long-term memory?

• STM has a limited capacity

• LTM is visually coded

• LTM has a lifetime duration

• STM is acoustically coded

Which brain region is involved in transferring short-term memories to long-term memories?

• Amygdala

• Motor cortex

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

What is the main criticism of Peterson & Peterson's study?

• Low ecological validity

• Small sample size

• Lack of control

• Unreliable results

What does the case study of Clive Wearing support about the MSM?

• Damage to any part of the MSM can cause memory impairment

• The MSM is not an accurate representation of memory

• Memories are formed in a non-linear fashion

• STM and LTM are not distinct stores