CH 8.3 Memory Problems Quiz

What is anterograde amnesia?

• Loss of memory for events before the trauma

• Inability to form new memories after the trauma

• Loss of procedural memory

• Inability to remember childhood events

Which part of the brain is usually affected in anterograde amnesia?

• Thalamus

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

What is retrograde amnesia?

• Loss of memory for events before the trauma

• Inability to remember procedural tasks

• Loss of memory for events after the trauma

• Inability to form new memories

What is the misinformation effect?

• The ability to remember false events

• The alteration of a memory by misleading information

• The inability to remember recent events

• The enhancement of memory through suggestion

What is suggestibility in the context of memory?

• The ability to remember events accurately

• The loss of memory over time

• The creation of false memories due to external suggestions

• The enhancement of memory through repetition

What is the leading cause of wrongful convictions according to the Innocence Project?

• Eyewitness misidentification

• Police misconduct

• Inadequate legal defense

• False confessions

What is the 'tip of the tongue' phenomenon?

• The ability to remember detailed events from childhood

• The creation of a false memory

• The sudden recall of a forgotten memory

• The inability to remember a word or name temporarily

What is encoding failure?

• The failure to store information in memory

• The distortion of memories over time

• The inability to retrieve stored information

• The enhancement of memory through practice

What is transience in memory?

• The enhancement of memory over time

• The distortion of memories due to bias

• The decrease in accessibility of memory over time

• The sudden recall of forgotten memories

What is the main focus of Elizabeth Loftus's research?

• The enhancement of memory through training

• The creation and recovery of false memories

• The role of memory in learning

• The biological basis of memory