Psychology- Memory Quiz

What are the different types of long-term memory?

• Sensory, Short Term, Working Memory, Long Term

• Semantic, Episodic, Autobiographical, Flashbulb memories

• Decay, Interference, Retrieval

• Explicit, Implicit, Procedural

What is amnesia?

• The decay of long-term memories

• The inability to recall any memories

• The interference of new memories with old ones

• The partial or complete inability to recall memories

Which type of memory is associated with brief, split- seconds input?

• Sensory Memory

• Long Term Memory

• Short Term Memory

• Working Memory

Which hypothesis suggests that memories decay over time?

• The Retrieval Hypothesis

• The Elaboration Hypothesis

• The Interference Hypothesis

• The Decay Hypothesis

What is the term for memories of personal experiences?

• Flashbulb Memories

• Autobiographical Memories

• Episodic Memories

• Semantic Memories

Which type of long term memory is associated with "knowing how" knowledge such as driving ?

• Semantic Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Autobiographical Memory

• Procedural

What is the term for memories of significant and emotionally arousing events?

• Semantic Memories

• Flashbulb Memories

• Episodic Memories

• Autobiographical Memories

This part of the brain attaches emotions to memories

• neocortex

• basal ganglia

• amygdala

• brain stem

This part of the brain attaches acts as the storage for general knowledge such as knowing the 50 states of USA

• Neocortex

• Amygdala

• Basal Ganglia

• Cerebellum

This type of amnesia includes motivated forgetting or repression

• Organic

• non organic

• Psychogenic

• non Psychogenic