Ebbinghaus used nonsense syllables in his experiments on memory because nonsense syllables are:

A. highly interesting to most people.
B. immune to the von Restorff effect.
C. unfamiliar.
D. easier to remember than real words.

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In the traditional information-processing model, one difference between short-term memory and long-term memory is:

A. you forget many short-term memories almost as soon as your attention is distracted; long-term memories are available at any time.
B. your short-term memories pertain mostly to meanings, while your long-term memories pertain mostly to specific details.
C. you can store an almost unlimited amount of information in short-term memory, but your long-term memory has a limited capacity.
D. you need reminders or retrieval cues to find information stored in short-term memory; you need no such aids for long-term memory.

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An essay test is best described as a:

A. cued recall test of memory.
B. free recall test of memory.
C. recognition test of memory.
D. relearning test of memory.

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According to the serial position effect, when recalling a list of words, you should have the greatest difficulty with words:

A. at the beginning of the list.
B. at the end of the list.
C. at the end and in the beginning of the list.
D. at the beginning and end of the list.
E. in the middle of the list.