Lamar has just gotten a new job and is attending a company party where he will meet his colleagues for the first time. His boss escorts him around to small groups to introduce him. At the first group, Lamar meets four people and is told only their first names. The same thing happens with a second group and a third group. At the fourth group, Lamar is told their names and that one of the women in the group is the company accountant. A little while later, Lamar realizes that he only remembers the names of the people in the first group, though he also remembers the profession of the last woman he met (the accountant). Lamar's experience demonstrates
a. The phonological similarity effect
b. A build-up and release of proactive interference
c. The cocktail party phenomenon
d. A partial-report procedure
Question 2This multiple choice question is an example of a test.
a. recall
b. recognition
c. word-completion
d. personal semantic memory
Question 3The predominant type of coding in LTM is
a. phonological.
b. concrete.
c. semantic.
d. visual.
Question 4Carrie answers her phone with Hello? A response, Hi, Carrie comes from the other end of the line. Carrie responds back with Hi, Dad Carrie processed Hi, Carrie using an
a. auditory code in short-term memory.
b. auditory code in long-term memory.
c. iconic code in short-term memory.
d. iconic code in long-term memory.
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