Which of the following statements is true of working memory in the brain quizlet?

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Which of the following is true of sensory memory?

Sensory memory holds information within time frames of a fraction of a second to several seconds.

Explicit and Implicit memory involves different brain areas. The cerebellum is important for "Finger memory" - pianists may say they can't remember how to play a piece of music but when they attempt it their fingers seem to remember and they play it well. What brain structure is important for Explicit memory?

hippocampus

Jeremy visits a new coffee shop. Even though the arrangement of seats and counters at this coffee shop is different from every other coffee shop he has been to, he automatically knows that he must stand in line in front of the counter and get his sugar and cream from the counter on the side. In this scenario, Jeremy has a(n) _____ for how coffee shops work.

script

Jack, a father of two, still remembers how his mother and he shared an entire tub of ice cream whenever Jack did well on a test. In this scenario, Jack's recollection of this memory best exemplifies the use of his _____ memory.

episodic

Jacob is a waiter at Alpines, a five-star restaurant. He is known for his excellent memory with regard to customer orders. He recalls each customer's order perfectly by associating the order with where the customer is seated and with the clothes the customer is wearing. In this scenario, which of the following encoding processes is Jacob most likely using to help him remember his orders?

Mental imagery

Which of the following is true of long-term memory?

Long-term memory has a storage capacity that is virtually unlimited.

According to Hermann Ebbinghaus's scientific research on forgetting, _____.

most forgetting takes place soon after an individual learns something

_____ refers to the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than those in the middle.

The serial position effect

Which of the following is true of the term "levels of processing" in memory?

It refers to a continuum of memory processing.

_____ memory involves remembering information about doing something in the future.

Prospective

Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play. The poem has four verses, and Janet can recite the entire poem verbatim. With reference to the serial position effect in memory retrieval, which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future?

The first and fourth verse of the poem

The difficulty that people have in identifying the correct penny (from page 244) is not that we have forgotten what a penny looks like but rather that we experienced a(n) _______ failure.

encoding

Jackie is amazed at how fast Eric's fingers move over the keyboard when he plays computer games. Eric doesn't have to look at the keypad to recall the placement of each key. His fingers automatically move to the keys meant for controlling his in-game character while he focuses on game strategies. Which type of memory is primarily responsible for Eric's dexterity with the keyboard?

Procedural memory

The first step in memory is _____.

encoding

Ryan, a high-school football player, received a head injury during a game. Following recovery, Ryan was unable to remember anything that happened before the injury. However, he was able to form new relationships and new memories. In the context of forgetting, Ryan's condition best exemplifies _____.

retrograde amnesia

Which of the following is true of flashbulb memories?

Such memories are more durable than memories of day-to-day happenings.

David's roommate, Ryan, asks David for advice on how to study for his final exams. Applying his knowledge of context-dependent memory, David will be most likely to recommend that Ryan study _____.

quietly in the classroom in which he is to take his exam

Chunking is the process of _____.

packing information that exceeds the 7 + 2 memory span into higher order units

Unrehearsed information stored in short-term memory lasts no more than _____.

30 seconds

Minutes before her biology test, Katie tries to learn the definition of "osmosis" from her class notes. She repeats the definition over and over again in her mind until she is confident that she will remember it. Which of the following methods is Katie using to help her memorize the definition?

Rehearsal

_____ memory refers to a combination of components that include short-term memory and attention that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks.

Working

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Which of the following statements is true of the working memory?

Which of the following statements is true of working memory? Working memory permits us to keep information in an active state briefly so that we can do something with the information.

Which one of the following statements best characterizes working memory quizlet?

Which one of the following statements best characterizes working memory (sometimes known as short-term memory)? It actively processes a small amount of information, typically holding it for less than a minute.

Which of the following accurately describes what working memory does?

The correct answer is a) Working memory is the initial, momentary storage of information, lasting only an instant. Information is first brought into our working memory which lasts 10-15 seconds.

What is working memory quizlet?

WORKING MEMORY: Is the brief immediate memory for material that you are currently processing; a portion of working memory also actively coordinates your on goin mental activities. (lets you keep information active and accesible so you can use it in a variety of cognitive task.)