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</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)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Amygdala</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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