Psychology Chapter 3: Memory Formation
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What type of memory is responsible for storing skills and habits?

  • Declarative memory
  • Procedural memory (correct)
  • Working memory
  • Emotional memory

    • Which brain region is involved in emotional memory, such as learned fear and attraction?

  • Cerebellum
  • Prefrontal cortex
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala (correct)

    • What is the primary characteristic of working memory?

  • Long-term, large capacity, stable
  • Short-term, low capacity, labile (correct)
  • Implicit, skills and habits
  • Explicit, facts and events

    • What type of memory is responsible for object recognition?

    <p>Sensory perceptual memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between declarative and procedural memory?

    <p>Declarative memory is involved in facts and events, while procedural memory is involved in skills and habits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of memory is responsible for storing facts and concepts, and requires the hippocampus?

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

    What is the primary function of the hippocampus in the context of memory formation?

    <p>Consolidation of short-term declarative memory to long-term declarative memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of H.M.'s memory after the bilateral removal of the hippocampus?

    <p>Anterograde amnesia for facts, words, people, and daily events, but intact childhood and young adult memories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between short-term declarative memory and long-term declarative memory?

    <p>Timescale, with short-term lasting minutes to hours and long-term lasting days to lifetime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of rehearsal in working memory?

    <p>Rehearsal is required for working memory, but it does not affect the consolidation of information into long-term memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What brain region is responsible for the temporary storage of sensory information?

    <p>High-level sensory cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of H.M.'s motor learning ability?

    <p>He is able to learn new motor skills, but has no conscious recollection of doing so</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary basis for the allocation of attention in top-down visual attention?

    <p>Cognitive factors such as one's goals, intentions, or expectations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain region is involved in the modulation of perception in top-down visual attention?

    <p>V4: visual area where the effect of attentional modulation is often observed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the DLPFC in the context of working memory?

    <p>To critically support working memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of a working memory task, as demonstrated by the delayed response task?

    <p>Delay between the cue and response</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between working memory and associative memory, as demonstrated by the tasks discussed in class?

    <p>Working memory involves the temporary holding of information, whereas associative memory involves the formation of associations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would single neurons demonstrate working memory?

    <p>By exhibiting sustained activity during the delay period</p> Signup and view all the answers

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