Memory Moment

___________ are used to help create memories, but take work to use.

• Astral projections

• Amnesia

• Mnemonic devices

• State-dependent learnings

The operations through which we gain new knowledge, retain that knowledge, and later use that knowledge are often divided into three categories. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?

• retrieval

• acquisition

• deliberation

• storage

Match the following

• priming

• The activation often unconsciously of particular association in memory

• long-term potentiation

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  An increase in a cells firing potential after brief rapid stimulation believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory

• flashbulb memory

• Our tendency to recall the best the last (a recent effect) and first Irma (a primacy effect) in a list

• mood congruent memory

• A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

• Serial Position Effect

• The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood

Which of the following is a technique used to improve memory retention by associating new information with familiar concepts?

• A) Chunking

• B) Forgetting

• C) Daydreaming

• D) Sleeping

What is the term for a vivid and detailed memory of an emotionally significant event?

• A) Flashbulb memory

• B) Short-term memory

• C) Procedural memory

• D) Semantic memory

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for forming new memories?

• A) Hippocampus

• B) Cerebellum

• C) Medulla

• D) Thalamus

What is the process of maintaining information in memory over time called?

• A) Encoding

• B) Storage

• C) Retrieval

• D) Forgetting

Which of the following is an example of a mnemonic device?

• A) ROYGBIV for the colors of the rainbow

• B) A grocery list

• C) A calendar

• D) A diary

What is the term for the inability to form new memories after a brain injury?

• A) Anterograde amnesia

• B) Retrograde amnesia

• C) Infantile amnesia

• D) Source amnesia

Which memory system is responsible for temporarily holding information available for processing?

• A) Working memory

• B) Long-term memory

• C) Sensory memory

• D) Procedural memory