Types of Memory Quiz

What term is used to define the amount of information a memory store can hold?

• Coding

• Capacity

• Duration

• None of the above

What term is used to define the format in which memories are stored?

• Coding

• Capacity

• Duration

• None of the above

What term is used to define how long a memory can be stored?

• Coding

• Capacity

• Duration

• None of the above

How is short term memory encoded?

• Semantically

• Acoustically

• None of the above

• Both semantically and acoustically

How is long term memory encoded?

• Semantically

• Acoustically

• None of the above

• Both semantically and acoustically

In Baddeley's research, what results suggested the form of encoding for short term memory?

• Participants struggled to recall words that had similar sounds

• Participants struggled to recall words that had dissimilar sounds

• Participants struggled to recall words that had similar meanings

• Participants struggled to recall words that had dissimilar meanings

In Baddeley's research, what results suggested the form of encoding for long term memory?

• Participants struggled to recall words that had similar sounds

• Participants struggled to recall words that had dissimilar sounds

• Participants struggled to recall words that had similar meanings

• Participants struggled to recall words that had dissimilar meanings

What is the capacity of short term memory?

• 5 + or - 2

• 7 + or - 2

• 9 + or - 2

• None of the above

What is the term that describes the process of increasing the capacity of short term memory by grouping information into meaningful units?

• Chunking

• Encoding

• Rehearsal

• None of the above

According to Cowan, how many chunks of information can the short term memory actually hold?

• 3-4

• 5-6

• 7-8

• 9-10