Role of episodic & semantic memory

Aphantasia is

• an inability to form mental imagery

• an inability to represent the size, location and position in relation to each other

• a condition that significantly impairs everyday functioning

• a condition that impairs all forms of memory

Julia's grandmother had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Julia did some research about Alzheimer's disease and found out that it is thought to be caused by interference with the transmission of neural impulses caused by

• serotonin

• glutamate

• amyloid plaques

• neurofibrillary neurotransmitters

Late-stage Alzheimer's disease is characterised by

• an inability to form new memories and loss of procedural memories

• extreme difficulty recalling explicit memories and loss of self-awareness

• an inability to recognise even the closet relatives

• all of the above

Alzheimer’s disease

• is a normal part of ageing

• is a disease that progressively produces the growth of neurons in the brain

• can be tentatively diagnosed through the use of brain scans such as an MRI

• is a form neurodegenerative disease that is characterised by the inability to carry out fine motor movement

Neuronal death as seen in Alzheimer’s disease is associated with the presence of ​ (a)   , which inhibit communication between neurons, and ​ (b)   , which inhibit communication within neurons.

• amyloid plaques
• neurofibrillary tangles
• myloid plaques
• acetylcholine
• neurofibrillary plaques
• amyloid tangles

Retrieval of autobiographical events involves

• procedural and episodic memory

• episodic and semantic memory

• episodic and factual memory

• 
  semantic and prospective memory

The area of the brain that is associated with memory that is most likely to be affected by Alzheimer's disease is that

• hippocampus

• cerebellum

• amygdala

• substantia nigra

In order for a group o friends to discuss and picture what they want to be doing in the future as they get close to retirement as well as activities and places for future gathering, they need to use _______ and rely on their _______.

• 
  visual imagery; echoic sensory memory

• echoic input; procedural memory

• mental imagery; explicit autobiographical episodic and semantic memory

• mental imagery; implicit memory

Which of the following provides 2 correct statements about Alzheimer's disease?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which mnemonic device would be most difficult for someone with aphantasia to use?

• acronym

• acrostic

• abbreivation

• method of loci