In one comprehensive study of autobiographic memories (by Linton) it was found that the rate of ...

In one comprehensive study of autobiographic memories (by Linton) it was found that the rate of forgetting was:
 
  A) irregular
  B) linear, with recent items recalled best
  C) curvilinear, but in the opposite direction of Ebbinghaus' data
  D) curvilinear, consistent with Ebbinghaus' data
  E) linear, with distant items recalled best

Question 2

Of the following what is not true regarding H.M.?
 
  A) The hippocampus was left intact
  B) Part of his medial temporal lobe was removed
  C) He could not store information in his LTM
  D) He became amnesic
  E) He was suffering with severe epilepsy

Question 3

All of the following is characteristic of the Litton study EXCEPT:
 
  A) memories were rated for saliency and emotionality
  B) undergraduate research participants reported daily memories
  C) memory for everyday events gradually become less available
  D) the forgetting curve was linear
  E) every month two cards were drawn to be recalled

Question 4

All of the following is true about Posner's 1969 studies except:
 
  A) research participants were shown two letters
  B) they were examining semantic codes in STM
  C) letters were either small case or capitalized
  D) reaction time was used as a dependent measure
  E) letters were either A's or B's

Question 5

Experimental work has shown that STM includes:
 
  A) an auditory code
  B) a semantic code
  C) a visual code
  D) none of the above
  E) all of the above