Understanding Memory and Its Processes

What is the primary function of sensory memory?

• To store information for long periods

• To retain information from the senses for a brief moment

• To process emotional memories

• To convert short-term memories into long-term memories

How long can short-term memory typically hold information?

• Less than a second

• About 5 minutes

• Several hours

• Indefinitely

Which type of memory is known for having a potentially unlimited capacity?

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

• Procedural memory

What role does the hippocampus play in memory processing?

• It encodes emotional memories

• It converts short-term memories into long-term memories

• It organizes and retrieves stored information

• It encodes procedural memories

How does the amygdala contribute to memory encoding?

• By processing and strengthening emotional memories

• By organizing and retrieving stored information

• By converting short-term memories into long-term memories

• By encoding procedural memories

Which part of the brain is involved in planning, decision-making, and memory retrieval?

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Prefrontal cortex

• Cerebellum

What type of memory is primarily encoded by the cerebellum?

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Procedural memory

• Emotional memory

What is the function of sensory memory in the memory process?

• To hold information from the senses briefly

• To store information for long periods

• To process emotional memories

• To convert short-term memories into long-term memories

Which strategy can help transfer information from short-term memory to long-term memory?

• Ignoring the information

• Rehearsing the information

• Forgetting the information

• Avoiding the information

What is one method to make information easier to remember?

• Breaking it into chunks

• Ignoring it

• Avoiding it

• Forgetting it