Memory Coding in Different Forms

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According to the information provided, how did Alan Baddeley categorize words based on their sound?

  • By color
  • By size
  • By meaning (correct)
  • By taste

What is the process of converting information between different forms called?

  • Decoding
  • Transference
  • Segmentation
  • Encoding (correct)

What type of words are categorized as semantically similar?

  • Words with different origins
  • Words with similar meanings (correct)
  • Words with opposite meanings
  • Words with different spellings

What is the capacity of short-term memory, as discussed in the text?

<p>5 digits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the hindrances suggest about how information is coded in short-term memory and long-term memory?

<p>Acoustically in short-term memory and semantically in long-term memory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to George Miller's observations, what did he note about people's ability to recall words and letters?

<p>Five words can be recalled as easily as five letters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long did Margaret and Uoyd Reserson suggest the duration of Short-Term Memory (STM) to be?

<p>18 seconds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Bahrick et al.'s study on Long-Term Memory (LTM), after 43 years, what percentage of recall did the photo recognition test show?

<p>70% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a limitation highlighted in Miller's research on Short-Term Memory (STM)?

<p>Overestimated number of chunks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Nelson Coman (2001) suggest about the number of items in Short-Term Memory (STM)?

<p>Exactly five items (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did researchers argue that Baddeley's study might have limitations?

<p>Utilized artificial stimuli (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the strengths of Jacobs' study on digit span in Short-Term Memory (STM)?

<p>High external validity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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