Information can be stored and acted on in sensory memory for
A. about 1 second.
B. about 30 seconds without rehearsal.
C. approximately 7 to 10 minutes with rehearsal.
D. approximately 2-3 days with frequent rehearsal
Question 2A memory system that holds virtually all sensory information for a brief period so that it can be organized and prioritized before being sent on to a working stage of memory is
A. episodic memory.
B. semantic memory.
C. short-term memory.
D. sensory memory.
Question 3Which of the following words or phrases best describes the primary function of sensory memory?
A. Filter.
B. Long-term storage.
C. Retrieval mechanism.
D. Filing system.
Question 4In a revealing series of experiments comparing how novices and experts use various memory systems when performing sport skills, Beilock and Carr demonstrated that, compared to novices, experts
A. remember more details about their performances (i.e., have greater access to episodic memory).
B. recall fewer factual details about how to perform skills (i.e., have less access to semantic memory).
C. rely less on procedural memory (i.e., depend more on declarative memory).
D. remember fewer details about their actual performances (i.e., have less access to episodic memory).
Question 5Studies in the early 1950s with a young man identified only as H.M. resulted in the discovery of the
A. declarative memory system.
B. semantic memory system.
C. procedural memory system.
D. episodic memory system.
Question 6Schema theory proposes that motor programs are stored in which memory system?
A. Semantic memory.
B. Declarative memory.
C. Episodic memory.
D. Procedural memory.
Question 7Declarative memories differ in many important ways from procedural memories; one of these ways is that declarative memories can be
A. verbally articulated.
B. used to guide actions.
C. stored in LTM.
D. subject to interference effects.
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