Question

Memory is:


fixed.


a creative process over time.


almost always accurate.


like grooves on a DVD that do not change.

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Question at position 2

When you remember something, your mind is using a process called:


symbol mapping.


flashbulbing.


reconstruction.


Gestalt.

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Question at position 3

According to the levels of processing theory, our memories form:


experiences.


semantic networks.


images.

symbols.

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What type of memory lasts from milliseconds to a few seconds?


Echoic


Processing


Short-term


Sensory

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When you read this question and consider the different answers, in order to compare the answers your brain uses:


flashbulb memory.


long-term memory.


short-term memory.


eidetic memory.

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When you remember something that is meaningful to you, you are using:


episodic memory.


semantic memory.


short-term memory.


procedural memory.

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You have a test question on the brain, and you think back to when your teacher was teaching about it, and then you remember. This would be an example of:


acquisition.


priming.


interference.


reasoning.

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John had a head injury from an explosion, and now he cannot form new memories. His _____ was probably damaged.


limbic system


corpus callosum


hippocampus


amygdala

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Question at position 9

If you and a friend disagree on what happened last week at the mall, one or both of you may be experiencing:


confabulation.


retrieval.


sensory memory.

flashbulb memory.

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Question at position 10

The biological explanation for how memory works is called:


limbic system regulation.


long-term potentiation.


reuptake.


neurobiology.

Answer 1

Here are the answers:

Q1: a creative process over time.

Q2: reconstruction.

Q3: semantic networks.

Q4: Sensory.

Q5: short-term memory.

Q6: episodic memory.

Q7: priming.

Q8: hippocampus.

Q9: confabulation.

Q10: long-term potentiation.