Psychology Midterm Checkpoint 2023

Which brain part is responsible for facilitating long term memories?

• brain stem

• cerebellum

• amygdala

• hippocampus

This part of the brain deals with stress and emotions. In very stressful or intense memory can be affected

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

• Occipital Lobe

• Basal Ganglia

What are the components of memory?

• long term memory, sensory memory, the amygdala

• Basal Ganglia, amygdala, hippocampus

• Encoding, storage, retrieval

• Storage, memory, hippocampus

The process of getting information into memory is called_______

• priming
• chunking
• encoding
• storing

the PROCESS of placing encoded information into long term memory is called

• storage

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• long-term memory

Depending on the person, this memories capacity is 5-9 items and lasts about 5-20 seconds

• Sensory memory

• Long term memory

• Implicit memory

• Working memory

The human capacity for storing long-term memories is

• roughly equal to seven units of information
• enhanced through hypnosis
• essentially unlimited
• typically much greater in young children than in adults

The process of getting the information back out of memory storage.

• encoding
• storage
• retrieval
• Next-in-line-effect

This memory retrieval technique can be used in an essay test or fill in the blank responses.

• Recognition

• Selective Attention

• Eidectic Memory

• Recall

This memory retrieval technique can be used during multiple-choice tests

• Recall

• Recogniton

• Maintenance Reherseal

• Review