The Impact of Semantic Memory Loss

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Which term refers to the memory of facts and events that can be consciously recalled?

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

What type of memory is involved in learning new skills and tasks?

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

Which type of memory is associated with the Primacy effect?

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

Which group showed poor explicit memory in the word completion test?

<p>Amnesia patients (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the study conducted by Perfect and Askew (1994)?

<p>To investigate the propaganda effect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the average number of recognized advertisements in the experiment conducted by Perfect and Askew (1994)?

<p>2.8 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is crucial for forming new long-term memories?

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

What is the main difference between episodic and semantic memory?

<p>Episodic memory is tied to personal experiences, while semantic memory is not (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in maintaining novel information in memory during short delays?

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

What happens when there is damage to the hippocampus and surrounding structures?

<p>Loss of episodic memory, but not semantic memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is initially attained through personal experiences and includes details about the circumstances of learning?

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

What is the term for memory that is not accompanied by conscious remembering and includes learned skills?

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

Which type of memory can occur even if a person does not consciously remember the initial presentation of a stimulus?

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

Which type of memory involves the knowledge of facts and concepts acquired through personal experiences?

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

What is the purpose of the study involving the patient H.M.?

<p>To investigate the role of the hippocampus in memory formation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key term for memory better for stimuli presented at the end of a list?

<p>Recency effect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of coding is used when recalling visual patterns in short-term memory?

<p>Visual coding (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the study on semantic coding in short-term memory?

<p>Performance decreased when words from the same category were presented in a series of trials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory is impaired in the case of the Italian woman with encephalitis?

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

What is the main difference between episodic and semantic memories?

<p>Episodic memories are about personal experiences, while semantic memories are about factual knowledge (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of memory includes both episodic and semantic components?

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

What is the term used to describe the loss of episodic detail for memories of long-ago events?

<p>Semanticisation of remote memories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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