According to the chapter on working memory, what was nontraditional about George Miller's article on the magical number seven?
a. Research in a wide variety of cross-cultural settings continues to confirm that working memory is limited to seven items.
b. Researchers had previously thought that the capacity of visual memory had no strict limits.
c. Miller's research helped to persuade psychologists that the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory was inadequate.
d. Miller's article emphasized active mental processes, rather than simply focusing on the stimulus and the response.
Question 2George Miller's (1956) classic article, on the magical number seven, introduced the concept of a chunk. According to Miller's terminology, a chunk
a. should be measured in terms of the number of items that can be spoken within a 30-second interval.
b. is the basic unit in short-term memory.
c. is the portion of the brain in which short-term memories are stored.
d. is the maximum limit of your short-term memory.
Question 3Solange is trying to recall her friend's new zip code, which is 14454. She remembers it by saying, My birthday is September 14th; my father is 45 years old, and my nephew is 4 years old. Apparently, Solange
a. has arranged her friend's zip code so that it can best be stored in the phonological loop.
b. has arranged her friend's zip code so that it can best be stored in the visuospatial sketchpad.
c. has created chunks out of the zip code.
d. is trying to avoid acoustic confusions.
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