Memory in the Brain Review Quiz

This type of memory involves scenarios in life that are rich in context.

• implicit

• working

• semantic

• episodic

Answer explanation

We may experience this in a positive or negative way when we have a vivid memory of a particular experience in our life.

When it comes to memory, this structure of the brain is key.

• occipital lobe

• motor cortex

• hippocampus

• hypothalamus

Answer explanation

It is the star of the show when it come to explicit (conscious) memory formation!

Students that are faced with an assessment that requires them to recall stored information will be relying on which brain structure?

• amygdala

• temporal lobe

• visual cortex

• prefrontal cortex

Answer explanation

Since the frontal lobe is going through so many changes during adolescences, perhaps this might be one reason why students can struggle to recall information sometimes.

Match the following short-term memory function with the part of the brain that it is located in.

• Occipital Lobe

• Phonological Loop

• Parietal Lobe

• Visuospatial Sketchpad

• Prefrontal Cortex

• Central Executive

• Broca's/

  Wernicke's Areas

• Episodic Buffer

What are the two types of long-term memories that we form?

• Implicit and Explicit

• Priming and Implicit

• Sematic and Episodic

• Procedural and Working

Answer explanation

Implicit memories are unconscious (ie. things that become habitual), explicit memories are conscious.

Which lobe(s) of the brain are involved in memory formation and retention?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Occipital

• Temporal

Answer explanation

That's right! ALL of the lobes are involved in processing/paying attention to incoming information, integrating and retaining information for future use.

What are the three categories of teaching strategies that​ we covered in the presentation?​ Answer in alphabetical order.​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ ​ ​ (c)  

• Attention
• Active Engagement
• Error Feedback
• Active Recall
• Spaced Practice
• Connect to Prior Knowledge

What are the three categories of study strategies that​ we covered in the presentation?​ Answer in alphabetical order. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• Active Recall
• Spaced Practice
• Connect to Prior Knowledge
• Attention
• Active Engagement
• Error Feedback