Memory and Its Aspects

Memory is:

• Imagination

• a group of related mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, and retrieving information.

• a type of computer software for data management.
• the ability to forget information quickly.

Information is retrieved from long-term memory through:

• encoding

• storage

• retrieval

• forgetting

What happens when retrieval from memory fails?

• Memory is successfully accessed

• Information is forgotten

• New memories are formed

• Memory retrieval is enhanced

Imperfect memories are a result of errors, distortions, and false memories. How do these occur?

• Through the brain's reconstruction process

• Due to external influences

• Because of emotional factors

• All of the above

The biological basis of memory is:

• Neural connections and synaptic plasticity

• Blood circulation in the brain

• The size of the brain

• The number of neurons

Fill in the blank: Memory is a group of related mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, and _______ information.

• retrieving

• forgetting

• ignoring

• losing

What are the mental processes that enable you to encode, retain, and retrieve information over time?

• Memory

• Perception

• Cognition

• Emotion

What are the three major processes of memory?

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Fill in the blank: Encoding is transforming information into a form that can be entered into and retained by the ______ system.

Fill in the blank: Retrieval is recovering stored information for ______ awareness.

• conscious

• unconscious

• subconscious

• non-conscious