A-level Multistore Memory Store MCQ 2

The sensory register (memory) _____.

• has a very brief duration
• has low capacity
• always uses acoustic coding

Transfer from sensory memory to STM requires ______.

• attention
• rehearsal
• retrieval

The brief duration, limited capacity memory store is the ______.

• sensory memory
• STM
• LTM

Coding in LTM is mostly _____.

• acoustic
• semantic
• visual

The case of patient KF challenges the MSM as he had _____.

• more than one type of STM
• more than one type of LTM
• more than one type of sensory memory

Craik and Watkins argue LTM storage requires _____.

• nothing - it's automatic
• maintenance rehearsal
• elaborative rehearsal

What were Peterson and Peterson's participants asked to do to prevent rehearsal?

• count backwards in 3s or 4s
• recite the Lord's prayer
• saying the alphabet backwards

Shallice and Warrington suggest a the MSM is limited because it canot explain________ in amnesic KF.

• more than one type of STM
• more than one type of LTM
• more than one type of sensory memory

A major limitation of supporting studies is they ______.

• are few and far between
• are conducted in real life
• use artificial materials

Research shows there are different types of LTM, this _____

• supports the MSM
• challenges the MSM
• is irrelevant to the MSM