Understanding Memory Concepts

What is the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information?

• Memory

• Recollection

• Reminiscence

• Nostalgia

What is the action or power of remembering something?

• Memory

• Recollection

• Amnesia

• Forgotten

What is a memory, often a pleasant one, that is recalled from the past?

• Nostalgia

• Recollection

• Reminiscence

• Trace

What is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past?

• Nostalgia

• Amnesia

• Vivid

• Fleeting

What is a partial or total loss of memory?

• Amnesia

• Forgotten

• Cognitive

• Encode

What term describes memories shared by a group of people?

• Personal memory

• Collective memory

• Historical memory

• Sensory memory

What is the process of converting experiences into a format the brain can store?

• Retrieve

• Encode

• Imprint

• Trace

What type of memory holds information briefly?

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Personal memory

What is the briefest form of memory, involving the senses?

• Long-term memory

• Short-term memory

• Sensory memory

• Cognitive memory

What is a mark or impression made by pressure in the context of memory?

• Imprint

• Trace

• Vivid

• Fleeting