Intelligence Test Memory and Attention 3

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the difference between explicit and implicit memory?

Accepted Answer

Explicit memory requires conscious recall; implicit memory operates without conscious awareness

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Explicit memory is fast; implicit memory is slow

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Explicit memory stores skills; implicit memory stores facts

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Explicit memory is short-term; implicit memory is long-term

Question 2

Memory consolidation, the process of stabilizing a memory trace after learning, primarily occurs during:

Accepted Answer

Sleep, especially slow-wave and REM sleep

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Intense physical activity

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Distracted multitasking

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Emotional arousal only

Question 3

In intelligence testing, which task is most commonly used to measure divided attention?

Accepted Answer

Simultaneous monitoring of two streams of information

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Digit span forward recall

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Block design copying

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Vocabulary definition

Question 4

What does 'attentional capacity' refer to in cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

The total amount of mental resources available for conscious processing

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The speed at which attention shifts between tasks

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The number of items stored in short-term memory

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The ability to ignore emotional distractors

Question 5

The recency effect in memory research refers to the tendency to better recall:

Accepted Answer

Items presented at the end of a list

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Items presented at the beginning of a list

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Items presented in the middle of a list

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Items with emotional significance

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the role of the episodic buffer in Baddeley's working memory model?

Accepted Answer

It integrates information from the phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, and long-term memory into a unified episode

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It rehearses spoken words to prevent forgetting

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It controls attention allocation across tasks

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It stores procedural memories for motor tasks

Question 7

Retroactive interference in memory occurs when:

Accepted Answer

New learning disrupts retrieval of previously learned information

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Old memories prevent learning of new material

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Attention limits cause forgetting of important details

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Emotional memories overwrite neutral ones