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e look up a number in the phone book, push the book away, and then begin to dial

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Question

e look up a number in the phone book, push the book away, and then begin to dial the number. Why do we discourage an interruption during this process? a. Information lasts only 15-25 seconds in short-term memory b. Information lasts only 1 or 2 seconds in short-term memory c. Information lasts at least 1 minute in short-term memory d. Short-term memory can only hold 3 chunks of information 22) Which of the following is true of the neuroscience of memory? ar The amygdala is especially involved with memories involving emotion. b. Memories are stored in the semi-circular canals c. The hypothalamus is the main organ of memory d. Memories are stored in the amygdala 23) is an illness characterized in part by severe memory problems and is the fourth leading cause of death among adults in the US. a. Azheimer's disease b. Depression c. Stickler syndrome d. Anaphylactic syndrome 24) George Miller's classic paper on the "magical seven plus or minus two phenomenon" refers to a person's a. Memory path b. Memory lobe c. Memory span d. Memory echo 25) "T know it! It's um...umm...it starts with "G", begins a trivia game contestant. The contestant is falling prey to the effect. a. Flashbulb memory b. Tip-of-the-tongue c. Motivated forgetting d. Retrograde interference 26) Why is it so dificult to retrieve information from long-term memory? a. The capacity of long-term memory is limited b. The duration of long-term memories is limited c. There is so much information being stored in long-term memory. d. The material that makes its way to long-term memory is temporary

Explanation / Answer

21) Correct Answer A

The duration of short trem memory according to atkinson and Shiffrin is 15-30 seconds. And for chunking in the short term memory, is seven, plus or minus two.