Attention and Memory

Which is NOT considered a primary component of cognition?

• Memory

• Written expression

• Attention

• Executive Function

The highest level of attention is...

• Selective attention

• Sustained attention

• Divided attention

• Focused attention

Attention contributes to which step of memory creation?

• Retrieval

• Consolidation

• Storage

• Encoding

Consolidation of a memory occurs in the...

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Thalamus

Working memory is...

• long-term memory

• what happened last week

• what is held in your consciousness right now

• what will happen in the future

Your memory for actions is called...

• Prospective memory

• Episodic memory

• Semantic memory

• Procedural memory

Procedural memory is consolidated in the...

• Hippocampus

• Basal ganglia and motor cortex

• Prefrontal cortex

• Brainstem

Episodic memories are more effectively created by...

• emotion and surprise

• actions

• what day it is

• what year it is

A memory intervention that is appropriate for people with dementia is...

• memory palace

• visual imagery

• spaced retrieval training

• association

Which is NOT a function of sleep for the brain?

• Clears away debris

• Improves attention

• Improves consolidation of memories

• Improves handwriting