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What is memory, according to the information processing approach?
What is memory, according to the information processing approach?
- A system that only encodes information
- A system that encodes, stores, and retrieves information (correct)
- A system that only retrieves information
- A system that only encodes and stores information
What does the cognitive approach to memory emphasize?
What does the cognitive approach to memory emphasize?
- The emotional aspect of memory
- The systematic changes information undergoes on its way to becoming a permanent memory (correct)
- The impact of genetics on memory
- The role of environment in shaping memory
What is the purpose of elaboration in memory?
What is the purpose of elaboration in memory?
- To connect new concepts with existing information in memory (correct)
- To store information in short-term memory
- To encode information automatically
- To discard irrelevant information from memory
What is automatic processing in memory?
What is automatic processing in memory?
What is the role of the central executive in the model of memory?
What is the role of the central executive in the model of memory?
What do our memories represent according to the text?
What do our memories represent according to the text?
What is the main purpose of retrieval in everyday functioning?
What is the main purpose of retrieval in everyday functioning?
What is the characteristic of long-term memory?
What is the characteristic of long-term memory?
What type of memory is formed through behaviors?
What type of memory is formed through behaviors?
What is an example of recognition?
What is an example of recognition?
What is an example of relearning?
What is an example of relearning?
What happens when you try to relearn a previously learned information?
What happens when you try to relearn a previously learned information?
Which neurotransmitter is NOT involved in memory formation?
Which neurotransmitter is NOT involved in memory formation?
What is the primary function of the amygdala in memory formation?
What is the primary function of the amygdala in memory formation?
What is the term for the exceptionally clear recollection of an important emotional event?
What is the term for the exceptionally clear recollection of an important emotional event?
Which brain region is associated with explicit memory, recognition memory, and spatial memory?
Which brain region is associated with explicit memory, recognition memory, and spatial memory?
What is the condition characterized by the inability to form new declarative memories?
What is the condition characterized by the inability to form new declarative memories?
What is the term for the theory that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories?
What is the term for the theory that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories?
How often do young people typically experience tip-of-the-tongue moments?
How often do young people typically experience tip-of-the-tongue moments?
What is the name of the curve that illustrates the exponential loss of memory unless information is reinforced?
What is the name of the curve that illustrates the exponential loss of memory unless information is reinforced?
What is the term for the bias that involves racial and gender biases in memory?
What is the term for the bias that involves racial and gender biases in memory?
What is the term for the phenomenon where we are confident that we know something but cannot quite pull it out of memory?
What is the term for the phenomenon where we are confident that we know something but cannot quite pull it out of memory?
Who developed the Forgetting Curve in 1885?
Who developed the Forgetting Curve in 1885?
What is the name of the psychologist who categorized memory errors into 7 'sins'?
What is the name of the psychologist who categorized memory errors into 7 'sins'?
What is the term for the tendency to think an outcome was inevitable after the fact?
What is the term for the tendency to think an outcome was inevitable after the fact?
What is the term for the accessibility of memory decreasing over time?
What is the term for the accessibility of memory decreasing over time?
What is the term for the inability to forget undesirable memories?
What is the term for the inability to forget undesirable memories?
What is the term for the confusion of the source of a memory?
What is the term for the confusion of the source of a memory?
What is the term for the tendency to enhance our memories of the past to make ourselves look better?
What is the term for the tendency to enhance our memories of the past to make ourselves look better?
