6A/B Memory: Multi-store model/Brain regions

Memory can be defined as the process of 

• encoding, storing and retrieving information

• processing of information

• storing of information

• none of the above

Organising items into familiar, manageable units.

• chunking

• maintenance rehearsal

• elaborative rehearsal

• recall

STM has a capacity of

• infinite information

• 5-9 items

• 30 seconds

• 3-4 seconds

Which of the following options accurately outlines the role of the hippocampus?

• Responsible for the encoding of explicit memory

• A long term store for explicit memory, and some implicit memories

• 
  Acts on its own to consolidate emotionally arousing memories

• Responsible for the encoding of sensory memory into LTM

Amy has suffered epileptic seizures and has had both amygdala removed. She is unlikely to be able to create new

• long term memories

• phobias

• procedural, implicit memories

• movements that must be conducted in a sequence

Which of the following statements about the Atkinson-Shiffrin model is correct?

• Echoic memory has a duration of 0.2-0.4s, while iconic memory has a duration of 3-4 seconds

• Displacement is a process where information is lost from long term memory due to the amount of information being processed exceeding long term memory's capacity

• Once information has been encoded in long term memory, it cannot be moved from this store

• The process of decay can occur to information held in short term memory beyond its duration

Which of the following provides the correct information about maintenance and elaborative rehearsal?

• A

• B

• C

• D

How does the basal ganglia contribute to memory processing?

• It is primarily involved in the consolidation of long-term memories.

• It plays a key role in the development of emotions and fears.

• It assists in the formation and retrieval of procedural memory.

• It is responsible for the encoding of sensory memories into short-term memory.

Which type of memory is involved in learning to ride a bicycle?

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

• Working memory

How does sleep affect memory consolidation?

• It has no significant effect on memory consolidation.

• It primarily enhances the consolidation of procedural memories.

• It disrupts the consolidation of long-term memories.

• It plays a critical role in the consolidation of both procedural and declarative memories.