10 Questions
What type of code is verbal material encoded and stored in for Short-Term Memory (STM)?
Phonologic code
What type of code is verbal material encoded and stored in for Long-Term Memory (LTM)?
More meaning-based code
According to Sternberg's 1966 study, how does the time to retrieve an item from STM change with the number of items in store?
Increases linearly
What method did Saul Sternberg develop in 1969 that allowed attributing changes in reaction times to specific processing stages involved in a task?
'Additive factors' method
What did Sternberg's 'additive factors' method focus on?
Temporal extent of processes
What did Winkelried's 1965 study on forgetting in STM attribute the loss of information to?
Decay or interference
According to Tulving and Pearlstine's 1966 study, what did apparent losses of information in LTM often reflect?
Temporary failure in retrieval
What was one of the important innovations of 1960s research according to the text?
Emphasis on reaction time as a dependent measure
In what year did Saul Sternberg report his findings on the time to retrieve an item from STM?
1966
Which study by Sternberg in 1969 impacted the field of 'mental chronometry'?
Development of 'additive factors' method
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