Memory

Short-term memory is also called __________.

• fleeting memory

• little memory

• working memory

Forgetting occurs when:

• a. you don’t pay attention

• b. you don’t rehearse the information

• both a & b

The three types of long-term memories are

• a. sensory, encoding, retrieval

• b. semantic, episodic, procedural

• c. primacy, recency, mental

5. Explicit memories are long-term memories that

• a. we know and can describe

• b. we don’t know why we know like the fear of spiders

• c. neither

6. Implicit memories are long-term memories that include the following:

• a. emotional and procedural memories

• b. semantic and episodic memories

• c. semantic and procedural memories

7. Chunking is

• a. collecting all your memories into different groups

• b. grouping information into meaningful chunks for easier remembering

• c. What happens when fat cells from your neurons make you gain weight

Select all the ways you can reduce forgetting.

• a. develop motivation/ be confident in your ability to remember

• b. use mental imagery and retrieval cues

• g. minimize distractions/stay focused

• d. rely on other tools to remember like calendars

• e. make connections between new and old material

1. There are two types of memory:

• working and amnesia

• long-term and short-term

• procedural and semantic