STM, LTM and duration

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A2 level (Memory) Psychology Test sobre STM, LTM and duration, creado por eharveyhudl el 06/02/2015.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
What is the definition of Short-term memory?
Respuesta
  • A memory storage that is for events that happened within the last week
  • Memory for immediate events, the events disappear quickly if not rehearsed

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Who conducted a study on the duration of STM?
Respuesta
  • Peterson and Peterson
  • Bahrick et al
  • Miller

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
What method did Peterson and Peterson use to test the duration of STM?
Respuesta
  • A consonant syllable followed by a three digit number e.g STN 349
  • Observation, followed by a questionnaire e.g. what time did you wake up yesterday?

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Immediately after hearing the consonant syllable, what did Peterson and Peterson's participants have to do?
Respuesta
  • Count backwards from the 3 digit number in 3s or 4s, then recall syllable after an interval
  • Count from the 3 digit number in 10s and then recall the syllable

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The interval in Peterson and Peterson's study (time spent counting backwards) was 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 or 18 seconds
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
How much did the participants in Peterson and Peterson's study remember?
Respuesta
  • 90% with a 3 second interval and 3% with an 18 second interval
  • 95% with a 3 second interval and 8% with an 18 second interval

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Peterson and Peterson concluded that STM lasts 18 seconds at most
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Who conducted a study on the duration of LTM?
Respuesta
  • Peterson and Peterson
  • Jacobs
  • Bahrick et al
  • Loftus and Palmer

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Bahrick et al tested duration of LTM by asking participants to put names to faces of their year book, 48 years on, how accurate were they?
Respuesta
  • 70%
  • 80%
  • 60%

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
What is the definition for long- term memory?
Respuesta
  • Memory for events that have happened in the past, lasts anywhere from 2 minutes to 100 years
  • Memory for events that have occurred since birth, the memories can last a lifetime

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
The definition of duration is how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
Which of the following is an evaluation point for Peterson and Peterson's study on the duration of STM?
Respuesta
  • It has high validity because it studies all types of memory and applies to real life
  • It lacks validity because it only studies memory for words, whereas our memories are often concerned with other things

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
STM has a very limited duration
Respuesta
  • True
  • False
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