Year 10 Psychology - Memory (1)

What are Neurons?

• Neurons are the building blocks that make our memory possible.

• Neurons are blood cells

• Neurons are the chemicals that make our brain work

• Neurons are the cells that make bones and muscle

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What chemicals in the brain help neurons talk to each other?

• Neurons

• Neurotransmitters

• Transmitters

• Hormones

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What neurotransmitter in the brain helps with memory?

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• Glutamate

• Adrenaline

What are the main parts in the brain involved with memory?

• The limbic system:

  Thalamus (fear memories)

  Hypothalamus (declarative, episodic and recognition)

• The limbic system:

  Amygdala (fear memories)

  Hippocampus (declarative, episodic and recognition)

• Parietal lobe (fear memories)

  Temporal lobe (declarative, episodic and recognition)

• Frontal lobe (fear memories)

  Temporal lobe (declarative, episodic and recognition)

What are the 2 types of long term memory?

• Explicit (declarative) and Implicit (non-declarative)

• Implicit (declarative) and Explicit (non-declarative)

• Unconscious (declarative) and Conscious (non-declarative)

• Volatile (declarative) and Non-volatile (non-declarative)

Episodic, Semantic, Procedural and Emotional conditioning are all types of what?

• Systemic memories

• Emotional memories

• Short term memory

• Long term memory

The ability to recall knowledge and concepts requires you to use...

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Emotional conditioning

What part of '10 second Tom' (50 first dates) brain is damaged?

• Thalamus

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

For short term memory to be retained and encoded to long term memory..

• Emotional connection is needed

• Sleep is required

• Maintainence rehearsal and attention are required

• A linked neural pathway is needed

Strategies used by you to help your brain convert short term memory to long term memory are called...

• Memory stratergies

• Brain training

• Memory retention

• Mnemonic strategies