WorksheetsVCE Psychology: Memory
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
The brain’s memory capacity is thought to be unlimited?
True
False
Anterograde amnesia is the loss of the ability to create ______________ after the event that caused the amnesia.
images in the brain
procedural memories
recall old memories
new memories
Due to seizures after a brain damage Dr. William Scoville decided to remove H.M.’s _________________________________________.
Amygdulla
Hippocampus
Prefrontal Cortex
Cerebellum
Plays a role in memories that are highly emotional, especially fearful memories.
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Prefrontal Cortex
'Coding is acoustic, capacity is limited and duration is between 18 and 30 seconds.' Which memory store is being described?
Sensory register
Long-term memory
Short-term memory
Procedural memory
The term coding refers to what?
The format in which information is stored in memory
The length of time information is stored for in memory
The amount of information that can be stored in memory at any one time
The transfer of information from one memory store to another
Which of the following are features of the sensory register?
It has a capacity of seven items, plus or minus two.
Memories in the register can last up to a lifetime.
The capacity if very large
Coding is semantic
The multi-store model describes which of following memory stores?
Short-term memory and long-term memory only
Sensory register, long-term memory and short-term memory
Episodic memory, semantic memory and procedural memory
Good memory and poor memory
'The process by which information is held in STM by repeating over and over again.' What is being described here?
Retrieval
Consolidation
Elaborative rehearsal
Maintenance rehearsal
Which of the following are most likely to be stored in episodic long-term memory
Memories for facts such as 'Elizabeth Loftus is a psychologist.'
Memories of events that have happened to us at various times, involving other people and places.
Our knowledge of what words mean.
Memories of our skilled actions, such as being able to play the guitar.
'Time-stamped and needs to be consciously searched' is a description of which type of long-term memory?
Very long-term memory
Procedural memory
Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Inference is an explanation for forgetting from which memory store?
Sensory register
Iconic memory
Echoic memory
Long-term memory
Which of the following is the best example of a leading question?
Are you or are you not a zombie, Mr Jackman?
Why is there never a zombie around when you need one?
How many years have you been a zombie for?
Do you think the zombie apocalypse has finally arrived?
Which of the following sequences of verbs did Loftus and Palmer (1974) use in their study?
Contacted; pranged; hit; collided; smashed
Touched, bumped, hit, collided, smashed
Contacted, bumped, hit, collided, smashed
Contacted, bumped, hit, walloped, smashed
Tick all the boxes that apply to :The Amygdala
Stores Memories
Does not store memories
transfers memories from STM to LTM
Is involved in forming emotional memories
The Amygdala is located in the
parietal lobe
frontal lobe
occipital lobe
temporal lobe
The Hippocampus
Stores memories
Is involved with implicit memories
Turns short term memories into long term memories
Is just a hippopotamus in the brain
Tick all the boxes that apply to :The Cerebellum
Is essential for coordinating fine muscle movement
forms and stores simple reflexes acquired through classical conditioning
Stores explicit long term memories
Temporarily stores implicit procedural memories
The Cerebral Cortex:
Only stores memories in one spot
Consolidates memories
Has 3 lobes
Stores explicit memories
The hippocampus is required for the consolidation of
short-term memories.
procedural memories.
long-term explicit memories.
the emotional aspects of memories.
One of Dr Baressi’s patients had damage to the medial temporal lobes in both hemispheres, including both hippocampi. Despite the damage, this person should be able to continue to form new
episodic memories.
procedural memories.
semantic memories.
episodic and procedural memories.
Mikaela, a healthy adult female, is learning Italian for the first time. As she forms new memories of the Italian language, Mikaela is most likely to experience an increase in:
the size of her amygdala.
gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) levels.
the number of neurons in her hippocampus.
the number of neural connections in her temporal lobe.
