Memory and Cognitive Processes Quiz

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What is the term for the main cause of remembering the first things you were told?

Primacy effect

What is the process of making memories stable in the brain, usually done through sleep?

Consolidation

What is the strengthening of neural pathways called, providing us with the idea that the strongest pathways are the easiest for the brain to take?

Long term potentiation

What is the magic number of short-term memory?

<p>$7 + 2$</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory problem is characterized by feeling like you know an answer but struggling to retrieve it?

<p>Tip of the tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which memory problem involves a very detailed memory that feels like the event occurred yesterday?

<p>Flashbulb memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name for explicit and implicit memories?

<p>Declarative, non-declarative</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for incorporating misleading information into one's memory?

<p>Misinformation effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

In language development stages, what stage would the phrase 'hot drink' be considered?

<p>Two-word stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

When you go about solving a math problem step by step until you find the answer, what are you using?

<p>An algorithm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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