Memory and Emotions Quiz

What is a common question psychologists have about memory?

• Why do we remember some things but forget others?

• How do we learn new languages?

• What makes people happy?

• Why do we dream at night?

What can trigger long-term memories according to scientists?

• Certain things and situations

• Daily routines

• Eating habits

• Sleeping patterns

What phrase did Roger Brown and James Kulik coin to describe vivid memories?

• Flashbulb memory

• Photographic memory

• Instant recall

• Memory snapshot

What makes memories more likely to stick, according to the text?

• Unexpected, different, or weird experiences

• Daily routines

• Repetitive actions

• Boring events

How do emotions affect memories, according to Psychology Today?

• They act like highlighters

• They erase memories

• They make memories dull

• They have no effect

What is a possible outcome of having strong emotions related to memories?

• Having joyful or painful memories

• Forgetting everything

• Feeling indifferent

• Having no memories

What is the effect of emotions on memories, according to the text?

• They make memories more vivid

• They erase memories

• They make memories less important

• They have no effect

How can the sense of smell affect memory according to the text?

• It has no effect on memory.

• It can make something more memorable.

• It only affects short-term memory.

• It erases old memories.

According to Professor Per Sederberg, what are humans more likely to recall?

• Unrelated memories

• Memories connected to other memories

• Memories with no emotional connection

• Memories from childhood only

What does having more pathways in the brain help with?

• Forgetting memories

• Creating new memories

• Recalling linked memories

• Ignoring memories