Psychology - Memory Part 1

Who researched how information is coded?

Which of these groups include semantically similar words?

• cat, cab, can

• good, huge, hot

• pit, few, cow

• great, large, big

Coding research found that in our STM words are coded...?

• semantically

• acoustically

• both semantically and acoustically

Jacobs (1887) researched which aspect of memory?

• Cognitive interview

• Capacity

• Duration

• Eye witness testimony

What is the mean span of digits participant remembered?

• 6.8

• 7.2

• 8.5

• 9.3

Who proposed 'chunking' as a method for remembering?

What does MSM stand for?

Visual information is coded visually in what store of the sensory register?

Which aspect of the MSM has a duration of less than half a second?

What is the duration of our STM?

• 15 seconds

• 20 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 40 seconds