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1What is the definition of Duration?
- AHow long a memory lasts
- BHow much can be held in the memory
2Encoding means transferring information into code, creating a 'trace'
- ATrue
- BFalse
3What is the key study for duration?
- AJacobs
- BPeterson & Peterson
- CBahrick et al
4What happened in the Peterson & Peterson study?
- AParticipants presented with a string of digits or letters
- BAsked to recall list of the names of their ex classmates
- CGiven nonsense trigrams, & asked to recall them after either 3,6,9,12,15 or 18 seconds.
5What did Peterson & Peterson find?
- AAfter 3 seconds, p's could recall 80% correctly & after 18 seconds, only 10% correctly. When rehearsal is prevented very little can stay in STM for longer than 18 seconds.
- BParticipants recalled about 9 digits and 7 letters. This increased with age.
- CWithin 15 years of leaving school, p's could recognise 90% names & faces. 60% accurate on free recall. After 30 years, free recall only 30% correct. After 48 years, name-recognition 80% and photo-recognition 40%.
6Baddeley was the key study for encoding
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Who came up with the multi-store model?
- ABaddeley & Hitch
- BAtkinson & Shiffrin
- CMiller
8What are the key components for the working memory model?
- ACentral executive
- BPhonological loop
- CSensory memory
- DLong-term memory
- EVisuo-spatial sketchpad
9How do we get a piece of information into our long-term memory?
- AThrough maintenance rehearsal
- BThrough encoding
- CThrough elaborative rehearsal
10What are the factors affecting eyewitness testimony?
- AMisleading questions
- BAge
- CAnxiety
- DGender
- ERace
11The key study for misleading information is Valentine & Coxon
- ATrue
- BFalse
12What were the verbs used in Loftus & Palmer's study?
- ASmashed
- BCrashed
- CHit
- DCollided
- EBumped
- FContacted
- GTouched
13Which word in Loftus & Palmer's study did participants say the cars, on average were going 41 mph?
- AHit
- BContacted
- CSmashed
- DBumped
14The 2nd question used in Loftus & Palmers study was 'did you see any broken glass?'
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Key study for age for eyewitness testimony is Valentine & Coxon
- ATrue
- BFalse
16What was the key study for Anxiety in eyewitness testimony?
- ABaddeley
- BLoftus & Zanni
- CLoftus
- DLoftus & Palmer
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