Memory

When we combine stored information with new information (eg, what we saw with the information that another person said they saw), this is referred to as:

• Recall

• Recognition

• Relearning

• Reconstruction

The idea that information needs to be converted into a form that is meaningful to the person learning it is referred to as

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Consolidation

STM has a capacity of

• Unlimited storage

• 7+/-2 items

• 30 seconds

• 8 items

Classical conditioning creates

• Episodic memories

• Semantic memories

• Implicit memories

• Explicit memories

The brain area involved in the temporary storage of procedural memories is the

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Cerebral cortex

• Cerebellum

The hippocampus is located in the

(a)  

The loss of memories for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia is called

(a)  

An eyewitness to a grocery store robbery is asked to identify the suspects in a police lineup. Which test of memory is being utilized?

• Recall

• Recognition

• Relearning

• Reconstruction

What neurotransmitter is lacking in Alzheimer's Disease?

(a)  

Alzheimer's starts around this part of the brain

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum