A Psychologist Flashes a Sequence of Five Letters (Such as STWLG)

question 29

Multiple Choice

A psychologist flashes a sequence of five letters (such as STWLG) on a screen in front of you and then asks you immediately to count backward from 1000 by 7s. After a few seconds, she asks you to recall the five letters. This psychologist is most likely studying the ________.

• A) effect of proactive interference on STM
• B) use of semantic codes in LTM
• C) role of decay in STM loss
• D) relative effectiveness of rote and elaborative rehearsal

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