Memory Holt McDougal Chapter 7

After the surgery, H.M. was unable to transfer information from his short-term memory to his ________.

• Sensory memory

• Long-term memory

• Working memory

• Procedural memory

Which of the following parts of the brain is associated with memory?

• temporal lobe

• cerebellum

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

Match the types of memory with the correct description

• Conscious recollection of facts and events

• Explicit Memory

• Brief retention of sights, smells, touch

• Working Memory

• Storage of information over extended periods

• Sensory Memory

• Unconscious retention of learned skills and tasks

• Long-term Memory

• Active processing and manipulation of information

• Implicit Memory

Match the three kinds of memory with their descriptions

• Episodic Memory

• Explicit memory of facts, words, concept and knowledge

• Semantic Memory

• Unconscious, often lifelong memory of skills, habits, and tasks

• Implicit Memory

• Explicit memory of personal experiences or specific events

What is the process of translating information into a form in which it can be used called?

• Decoding

• Encoding

• Transcribing

• Translating

A semantic code represents information in terms of its ______.

• sound

• meaning

• appearance

• structure

The phrase 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles' helps remember the order of the planets. This is an example of a _____.

• mnemonic device
• visual symbol

• graphic organizer

• memory palace

The three basic processes of memory are -

• input, output, processing
• encoding, storage, retrieval
• creation, analysis, evaluation
• collection, organization, presentation

Storage is -

• the first process of memory

• the method for recalling key details about episodic memories

• the process of transferring information to short term memory

• the maintenance of encoded information

Mechanical or rote repetition of information in order to keep from forgetting it is called -

• maintenance rehearsal

• elaborative rehearsal

• dress rehearsal

• descriptive rehearsal