Memory and Cognitive Psychology Quiz
15 Questions
2 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is semantic memory?

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

    Which type of memory is susceptible to contamination and changing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    What type of memory is characterized by information decaying quickly?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    What is the primary characteristic of information in working memory?

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

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

    <p>Brain damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Take the Working Memory Quiz
    9 questions
    Working Memory Theories and History
    23 questions
    Baddeley's Working Memory Model Flashcards
    22 questions
    Working Memory Overview
    31 questions

    Working Memory Overview

    VigilantPanPipes2786 avatar
    VigilantPanPipes2786
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser