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Question #1
Why do strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weak emotional experiences form weak memories?
A.
Strong emotional experiences stimulate the cerebellum and thyroid, the centers of emotional memory.
B.
Strong emotional memories are transferred from short-term memory to long-term memory more quickly than weak emotional memories.
C.
Weak emotional memories involve effortless processing and strong emotional memories involve effortful processing.
D.
Strong emotional experiences can trigger the release of neurotransmitters and hormones that strengthen memory.
Question #2
What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?
A.
short-term memories
B.
implicit memories
C.
sensory memories
D.
explicit memories
Question #3
What is the tendency for an individual to have better memory for information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal relevance?
A.
Atkinson-Shiffrin model
B.
sensory memory
C.
self-reference effect
D.
Stroop effect
Question #4
The formulation of new memories is sometimes called ________, and the process of bringing up old memories is called ________.
A.
information; misinformation
B.
equipotentiality; amnesia
C.
construction; reconstruction
D.
coding; recoding
Question #5
Which of the following statements about the amygdala is correct?
A.
Communication among neurons via the amygdala is critical for developing new memories.
B.
The amygdala is involved in normal recognition memory as well as spatial memory.
C.
The amygdala is involved in the process of transferring new learning into long-term memory.
D.
The amygdala is a processing area for explicit memories.
Question #6
What is semantic memory?
A.
information about events we have personally experienced
B.
storage of facts and events we personally experienced
C.
knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts
D.
type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things
Question #7
When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to ________ memory, also called non-declarative memory.
A.
explicit
B.
sensory
C.
semantic
D.
implicit
Question #8
What did a researcher identify by timing participants on how long they took to name colors when the semantic meaning of the word differed from the color it was presented in?
A.
engrams
B.
Stroop effect
C.
visual encoding
D.
equipotentiality hypothesis
Question #9
What are the two components of declarative memory?
A.
procedural and implicit
B.
semantic and episodic
C.
implicit and explicit
D.
short-term and long-term
Question #10
What is episodic memory?
A.
storage of facts and events we have personally experienced
B.
information about events we have personally experienced
C.
type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things
D.
knowledge about words, concepts, and language-based knowledge and facts
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