Memory

Memory Models

100

Which model includes sensory, short-term, and long-term memory?

Multi-Store Model?

200

Which memory store has a very limited capacity (about 7 items)?

Short-term memory.

300

Which model includes phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad?

the working memory model

Types of long-term Memory

100

Which memory stores skills like riding a bike?

Procedural memory

200

Which type of long-term memory stores personal experiences?

Episodic Memory

300

Which memory stores facts and general knowledge?

Semantic Memory

Limbic System and Memory

100

Which brain structure is essential for forming new memories?

Hippocampus

200

We can retrieve all the old memories as long as we want. True of False?

False: Not all old memories can be retrieved whenever we want; retrieval depends on factors such as memory strength, retrieval cues, and interference.

300

Which part of the limbic system processes emotions?

Amygdala

Memory

100

All information in sensory memory is transferred to short-term memory. True or False?

False.

Not all information in sensory memory is transferred to short-term memory. Only information that we pay attention to is likely to be selected for further processing and transferred to short-term memory.

200

We can increase the capacity of the short-term memory. True or false?

False.

The capacity of short-term memory is limited and cannot be permanently increased. However, we can use strategies such as chunking to make better use of its limited capacity.

300

Why might the police take a witness back to the crime scene to help them remember more details about the crime? Explain.

The original environment acts as a retrieval cue, helping the witness access memories that were encoded in that context.