Multi-store Model

Who proposed the theory that views the human memory system as being made up of three separate stores?

• Pavlov and Thorndike

• Richard Atkinson and Richard Shiffrin

• Watson and Skinner

• Freud and Jung

What is the capacity of the short-term memory according to Miller's Magic Number?

• Ten items

• Twelve items

• Seven items

• Five items

For how long can information remain in short-term memory before it decays?

• 15 seconds

• 30 seconds

• 45 seconds

• 60 seconds

What type of encoding is mainly used in long-term memory?

• Semantic

• Olfactory

• Auditory

• Visual

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

• It is too simple

• It overemphasizes visual encoding

• It is too complex

• It underestimates the role of rehearsal

According to the text, what can increase the capacity of short-term memory?

• Semantic processing

• Chunking information

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Maintenance rehearsal

What is the duration of information in long-term memory?

• 50 years

• 1 year

• 10 years

• Potentially forever

What does the sensory store require for information to move to short-term memory?

• Chunking

• Rehearsal

• Attention

• Semantic processing

What type of rehearsal involves thinking about the meaning of the information?

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Visual rehearsal

• Auditory rehearsal

• Maintenance rehearsal

Which part of the brain is suggested to be responsible for autobiographical memories?

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Frontal lobe