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What is working memory?

  • The process by which you keep information active in consciousness (correct)
  • The information we remember about our lives
  • The information we keep briefly active in our mind
  • Information we learn about the world

How does information in working memory decay?

  • Quickly (correct)
  • Not at all
  • Inconsistently
  • Slowly

What are the ways we can keep information active in working memory?

  • Episodic
  • Semantic
  • Visual
  • Phonological (correct)

What type of memory is autobiographical memory?

<p>Episodic memory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is semantic memory?

<p>Information we learn about the world (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is susceptible to contamination and changing?

<p>Episodic memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory is primarily affected in most clinical amnesia cases?

<p>Episodic memory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of amnesia involves difficulty learning events after brain damage?

<p>Anterograde amnesia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of amnesia do individuals forget events before the brain damage occurred?

<p>Retrograde amnesia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory is characterized by information decaying quickly?

<p>Working memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary type of memory affected in most cases of clinical amnesia?

<p>Episodic memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of amnesia is characterized by difficulty in learning events after brain damage?

<p>Anterograde amnesia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most extreme case of amnesia mentioned in the text?

<p>Clive Wearing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of information in working memory?

<p>It decays quickly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of amnesia according to the text?

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