Memory IRL
A student can remember every lyric to a song but forgets what they ate for breakfast. The song lyrics are stored as this type of long-term memory.
Semantic memory
After putting down your phone, you immediately forget where it is because you weren't paying attention when you set it down
Encoding failure
Instead of studying for 4 hours tonight, Ava studies 30 minutes each day for a week.
Spacing effect
Information that has been encoded but is not currently being thought about is considered to be in this stage of memory
Storage
This structure acts like a "memory encoder," helping form new explicit memories.
: Hippocampus
Someone automatically enters the password for an old account even though they haven't used it in years. This memory is an example of:
procedural memory
You accidentally write your old locker combination instead of your new one.
Proactive interference
A student creates an acronym to remember all the cranial nerves
Mnemonic device
A smell from a bakery instantly reminds someone of their grandmother's kitchen. The smell served as a
Retrieval cue
Damage to this part of the brain often affects emotional memories and fear learning.
Amygdala
A person remembers exactly where they were when they heard their school was closed because of a hurricane.
Flashbulb memory
After learning Spanish vocabulary all year, you struggle to remember French words you learned last year.
Retroactive interference
A student tests themselves with flashcards instead of rereading notes.
Testing effect
A student remembers information more easily when taking a test in the same classroom where they learned it. This demonstrates:
Context-dependent retrieval
A person remembers how to ride a bike even after not riding for ten years. Which brain structure is strongly involved in this type of memory?
Cerebellum
A witness confidently describes a suspect, but video evidence later proves some details were incorrect. This demonstrates that memory is
Reconstructive
A student swears the answer was on the study guide because everyone else said it was.
Misinformation effect
To remember a shopping list, someone imagines placing each item in a different room of their house.
Method of loci
A teenager can remember hundreds of song lyrics from years ago but cannot remember what was said five minutes ago. The lyrics are most likely stored in
Long-term memory
Part of the brain that facilitates retrieval
Frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex)
A patient remembers childhood events but cannot form new explicit memories after a brain injury. Which brain structure was likely damaged?
Hippocampus
Someone recognizes a face but cannot remember where they know the person from. This is an example of:
Source misattribution
Two students spend the same amount of study time. One rereads notes; the other connects concepts to personal experiences and generates examples. Which student is likely using deeper processing?
The second student
A student studies vocabulary while listening to a specific playlist. During the test, they mentally replay the songs and suddenly remember several definitions. Which memory concept best explains this?
context-dependent retrieval
After hitting their head, a soccer player cannot remember events that happened immediately before the injury.
retrograde amnesia?