LEARNING AND MEMORY
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● Which type of memory is NOT considered to be a transient memory?
a. sensory
b. haptic
c. long-term
d. short-term
Answer: long-term
●● George Sperling's (1960) experiments on visual sensory memory
demonstrated that:
a. briefly presented information cannot be recalled.
b. iconic memory lasts for a very long time.
c. people could not learn to associate a tone with a visual stimulus.
d. people have a very brief visual memory that decays rapidly
Answer: D. people have a very brief visual memory that decays rapidly.
●● Compared with long-term memory, short-term memory is:
a. slower to access.
b. forgotten more quickly.
,c. larger in capacity.
d. outside of conscious awareness.
Answer: B) forgotten more quickly.
●● In Baddeley's working-memory model, which system maintains
auditory memories through internal speech rehearsal?
a. visuospatial sketchpad
b. phonological loop
c. central executive
d. haptic memory
Answer: b. phonological loop
●● The children's game Concentration involves finding pairs of cards
that match by turning over two at a time, and replacing them if they do
not match. The game requires memory for the locations of the cards.
This game makes particular use of:
a. the visuospatial sketchpad.
b. the phonological loop.
c. long-term memory.
d. sensory memory.
Answer: d. sensory memory.
, ●● The metaphor of memory as a computer compares RAM with _____
memory and a hard drive with _____ memory.
a. long-term; working
b. working; long-term
c. sensory; iconic
d. short-term; long-term
Answer: b. working; long-term
●● The research relating working memory to intelligence has shown
that:
a. speed of processing is an important determinant of one's score on an
intelligence test.
b. general intelligence is associated with a strong working memory.
c. people with low scores on working memory tests tend to achieve high
verbal SAT scores.
d. the ability to use the phonological loop is an important determinant of
intelligence level.
Answer: general intelligence is associated with a strong working
memory.
●● Which statement is an example of an overt behavior caused by an
emotion?
a. Uma feels her heart rate increase right before she gives a presentation
at work.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED APLUS
●● Which type of memory is NOT considered to be a transient memory?
a. sensory
b. haptic
c. long-term
d. short-term
Answer: long-term
●● George Sperling's (1960) experiments on visual sensory memory
demonstrated that:
a. briefly presented information cannot be recalled.
b. iconic memory lasts for a very long time.
c. people could not learn to associate a tone with a visual stimulus.
d. people have a very brief visual memory that decays rapidly
Answer: D. people have a very brief visual memory that decays rapidly.
●● Compared with long-term memory, short-term memory is:
a. slower to access.
b. forgotten more quickly.
,c. larger in capacity.
d. outside of conscious awareness.
Answer: B) forgotten more quickly.
●● In Baddeley's working-memory model, which system maintains
auditory memories through internal speech rehearsal?
a. visuospatial sketchpad
b. phonological loop
c. central executive
d. haptic memory
Answer: b. phonological loop
●● The children's game Concentration involves finding pairs of cards
that match by turning over two at a time, and replacing them if they do
not match. The game requires memory for the locations of the cards.
This game makes particular use of:
a. the visuospatial sketchpad.
b. the phonological loop.
c. long-term memory.
d. sensory memory.
Answer: d. sensory memory.
, ●● The metaphor of memory as a computer compares RAM with _____
memory and a hard drive with _____ memory.
a. long-term; working
b. working; long-term
c. sensory; iconic
d. short-term; long-term
Answer: b. working; long-term
●● The research relating working memory to intelligence has shown
that:
a. speed of processing is an important determinant of one's score on an
intelligence test.
b. general intelligence is associated with a strong working memory.
c. people with low scores on working memory tests tend to achieve high
verbal SAT scores.
d. the ability to use the phonological loop is an important determinant of
intelligence level.
Answer: general intelligence is associated with a strong working
memory.
●● Which statement is an example of an overt behavior caused by an
emotion?
a. Uma feels her heart rate increase right before she gives a presentation
at work.
