Psych Memory Quiz

Someone has a brain infection and now can't remember past events. This is called.....

• Anterograde amnesia

• Transient Global Amnesia

• Retrograde Amnesia

• Infantile Amnesia

A flashbulb memory falls under what category?

• Priming

• Semantic Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Procedural Memory

What did Patient H.M. have removed?

• Corpus callosum

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Cerebellum

What is an iconic memory?

• A memory of something very traumatic

• A brief memory of what someone just heard

• A memory that is a highly detailed snapshot of an event

• A brief memory of what someone just saw

Which type of memories are NOT unconscious?

• Episodic

• Implicit

• Procedural

• Priming

Knowing that the U.S. flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes is an example of what type of memory?

• Implicit

• Semantic

• Flashbulb

• Procedural

The most common age that people have an earliest memory is:

• 2

• 4

• 7

• 8

Learning to tie your shoes took time and effort when you were young, but now it takes no effort at all. This is what type of memory?

• Procedural

• Explicit

• Priming

• Semantic

Short term memory holds information for under ______.

• 10 minutes

• 30 seconds

• 15 seconds

• 1 hour

Which is an example of a mnemonic?

• ABC song

• R.O.Y.G.B.I.V.

• Memory palace

• All of the above