WMM and MSM Quiz V2

What does the concept of memory refer to?

• Encoding, storing, and retrieving information

• Processing sensory information

• Creating new information

• Analyzing information

What is semantic memory?

• Memory of specific events

• Unconscious memory of skills

• General knowledge of facts and people

• Verbal memory

What is the capacity of short-term memory according to the Multi-store Model?

• 5+/-2 items

• 7+/-2 items

• 8-11 items

• 10-12 items

What is the main limitation of the Multi-store Model of memory?

• It does not explain the capacity of long-term memory

• It does not explain memory distortion

• It does not consider the role of sensory memory

• It does not account for procedural memory

What is the primacy effect in memory recall?

• Ability to recall words with a delay

• Inability to recall words from long-term memory

• Ability to recall words at the end of a list

• Ability to recall words at the beginning of a list

What is the recency effect in memory recall?

• Inability to recall words with a delay

• Inability to recall words from short-term memory

• Ability to recall words at the end of a list

• Ability to recall words at the beginning of a list

What is the main strength of the Multi-store Model of memory?

• It accounts for procedural memory

• It presents a good account of basic memory mechanisms

• It considers the role of sensory memory

• It explains memory distortion

What is the main limitation of the Multi-store Model of memory?

• It does not explain memory distortion

• It does not explain the capacity of long-term memory

• It does not consider the role of sensory memory

• It does not account for procedural memory

The ​ (a)   study showed support for MSM by testing the primacy and recency effect.

• Glanzer and Cunitz
• HM
• Baddeley and Hitch
• Landry and Bartling
• Berry
• Bandura
• Tajfel
• Hilliard and Liben

The ​ ​ (a)   study showed support for MSM by showing the existence of 2 separate stores for long and short term memory

• HM
• Baddeley and Hitch
• Landry and Bartling
• Berry
• Bandura
• Tajfel
• Hilliard and Liben