What does the term "memory" refer to in this context?

• Our capacity to acquire, store, and retrieve information and habits

• The ability to solve complex mathematical problems

• The skill of learning new languages quickly

• The process of developing physical strength

How is information accessed differently in computers compared to the human brain?

• Computers use spreading activation, while the brain requires exact location.

• Computers require exact location, while the brain uses spreading activation.

• Both computers and the brain use spreading activation.

• Both computers and the brain require exact location.

What is a key difference in how the brain and computers operate tasks?

• The brain operates serially, while computers operate in parallel.

• Both the brain and computers operate serially.

• The brain operates in parallel, while computers operate serially.

• Both the brain and computers operate in parallel.

What is a major difference between the hardware and software in the brain compared to computers?

• The brain has distinct hardware and software, like computers.

• There is no difference between hardware and software in the brain.

• Computers have no distinction between hardware and software.

• Both the brain and computers have distinct hardware and software.

How do synapses in the brain compare to transistors in computers?

• Synapses are faster and simpler than transistors.

• Synapses are slower but more complex and useful than transistors.

• Transistors are slower and more complex than synapses.

• Transistors and synapses are equally complex and useful.

What is a unique feature of the brain compared to computers regarding self-repair?

• Both the brain and computers are self-repairing.

• The brain is self-repairing, but computers are not.

• Computers are self-repairing, but the brain is not.

• Neither the brain nor computers are self-repairing.

Approximately how many interactions does the human brain have among its components?

• 25 million

• 25 billion

• 25 trillion

• 25 million billion

What is one advantage human memory has over computers according to the text?

• Speed of processing

• Volume of data storage

• Exponential retention of learned faces

• Ability to perform calculations

What is the first step in learning to account for memory errors in everyday life?

• Ignoring potential errors

• Understanding potential errors

• Enhancing memory capacity

• Recording all events accurately

What are the two types of explicit memory?

• Procedural and priming

• Semantic and episodic

• Classical conditioning and procedural

• Priming and semantic