Memory Systems and Brain Regions Quiz

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What type of memory is associated with skill learning, priming, and conditioning?

  • Working memory
  • Semantic memory
  • Episodic memory
  • Procedural memory (correct)

Which brain region is more involved in recollection in declarative memory tasks?

  • Amygdala
  • Frontal lobe
  • Perirhinal cortex
  • Hippocampus (correct)

What type of learning involves an individual responding to a related stimulus based on a prior exposure to a prime stimulus?

  • Perceptual learning
  • Priming (correct)
  • Conditioning
  • Declarative learning

Which theory states that 'cells that fire together, wire together' in the context of memory formation?

<p>Hebbian theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the examples of changes in Hebbian synapses that underlie memory formation?

<p>Long-term potentiation (LTP) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region processes emotions and can enhance memory for emotional stimuli?

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

Which brain structure is crucial for the formation of new memories?

<p>Dorsomedial thalamus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory is sensory memory often referred to as?

<p>Sensory buffer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long can short-term memory typically hold information according to George Miller’s research?

<p>7 ± 2 items for 15-20 seconds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Patient H.M. demonstrated impairments in which type of memory after his surgery?

<p>Long-term memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of declarative memory consists of facts and events/experiences from the past?

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

How are declarative and nondeclarative memories thought to be processed in the brain?

<p>They are processed separately in the brain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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