Lesson 4.1.2.1

4.1.2.1 Multi-store model of memory Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Which store in the multi-store model is described as having an effectively unlimited capacity and holding information for very long periods?

    • Long-term memory
    • Sensory register
    • Working memory
    • Short-term memory

  2. According to Peterson and Peterson (1959), roughly how long can information be held in short-term memory when rehearsal is prevented?

    • About 1 to 2 days
    • About 2 to 5 seconds
    • About 18 to 30 seconds
    • About 2 to 5 minutes

  3. What is the usual estimated capacity of short-term memory according to Miller (1956)?

    • 5 plus or minus 2
    • 9 plus or minus 2
    • 10 plus or minus 2
    • 7 plus or minus 2

  4. What is the primary coding format used in short-term memory?

    • Iconic coding
    • Semantic coding
    • Acoustic coding
    • Visual coding

  5. What term describes the coding used in the sensory register?

    • Semantically coded
    • Modality-specific
    • Abstractly coded
    • Acoustically coded

  6. Which coding and duration pair best describes long-term memory?

    • Visual and limited
    • Acoustic and brief
    • Semantic and lifelong
    • Modality-specific and temporary

  7. Which memory store maintains information through silent repetition?

    • Sensory register
    • Episodic buffer
    • Long-term memory
    • Short-term memory

  8. Which large capacity, very short duration memory store was studied by Sperling?

    • Long-term memory
    • Sensory register
    • Central executive
    • Short-term memory

  9. In Baddeley's 1966 study, which error pattern indicated acoustic coding in short-term memory?

    • Meaning-alike confusions
    • Sound-alike confusions
    • Size confusions
    • Visual shape confusions

  10. A participant is given a brief flash of a scene and reports that they could see a faint image of it for a moment after it was removed. Which store does this experience most likely reflect?

    • Long-term memory
    • Sensory register
    • Short-term memory
    • The phonological loop

  11. What is the maximum duration of long-term memory in the multi-store model?

    • Two minutes
    • Twenty minutes
    • Thirty seconds
    • Lifetime

  12. Which case study challenges the idea that all information must pass through short-term memory to reach long-term memory?

    • Patient HM
    • Patient Phineas Gage
    • Patient KF
    • Patient Clive Wearing

  13. What is the primary function of rehearsal in the multi-store model?

    • Transfer to LTM
    • Forgetting prevention
    • Sensory encoding
    • Retrieval cueing

  14. What is the typical duration of short-term memory according to the multi-store model?

    • 18 to 30 seconds
    • Unlimited lifetime
    • 1 to 2 seconds
    • Up to a minute

  15. A participant recalls 5 of 8 items from a list. What percentage of the items did they recall?

    • 50 per cent
    • 62.5 per cent
    • 65 per cent
    • 60 per cent

  16. A flash of letters is presented for 50 milliseconds. Roughly how long would the sensory register be expected to hold a trace of the letters?

    • About half a second
    • About 5 minutes
    • About 30 seconds
    • Indefinitely

  17. Which process prevents information decay in short-term memory?

    • Retrieval failure
    • Maintenance rehearsal
    • Deep processing
    • Consolidation

  18. Which component is oversimplified by treating it as a single store in the multi-store model?

    • Long-term memory
    • Sensory register
    • Central executive
    • Short-term memory

  19. What major limitation applies to short-term memory in the multi-store model?

    • Visual only
    • Oversimplified store
    • Infinite capacity
    • Permanent traces

  20. Damage to which brain structure primarily impairs the transfer of new information to long-term memory?

    • Cerebellum
    • Broca's area
    • Visual cortex
    • Hippocampus

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