Memory and Amnesia Quiz

How many pieces of information can short term memory hold?

• 5

• 2

• 7

• 10

John hasn’t ridden his bike in years, when he decides to ride his bike again, he immediately is shocked at how well he is doing? What kind of memory is this?

• Explicit memory

• Procedural memory

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

• Dark blue and Teal

Riley is trying to recall what happened the night of his senior party? What kind of memory would be useful here?

• Semantic memory

• Episodic memory

• Explicit memory

• Implicit memory

• Teal and Yellow

Devin is trying to remember what the word conflagration means for his research paper. What kind of memory is this and where is it located in the brain?

• Semantic memory/ Cerebellum

• Space, time, frequency memory/ Hippocampus

• Episodic memory/ Hippocampus

• Semantic memory/ Hippocampus

Michalea is trying to study for her history exam but she keeps remembering the information from her past English class. What kind of interference is this?

• Proactive

• Retroactive

Tanner is given a list of 5 words “Cat, dog, shake, tree, banana”. Tanner remembers a tree and a banana but struggles to remember the first few words. What is this?

• Primary effect

• Recency effect

• False memory

• Retrograde memory

John has to study for his exam and decides to study by linking new information to information he already knows and has retained? What kind of study method is this?

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Organization

• Chucking

• Mnenomics

• None of the above

Stacy remembers learning that “humans can only last 3 days without water” from her friends when actually she heard it on tv. What kind of amnesia is this?

• Disordered amnesia

• Infantile amnesia

• Source amnesia

• Retrograde amnesia

Julia is taking a professor’s fill in the blank quiz for her midterm. What kind of process is being used during the quiz?

• Free recall

• Recognition

• None of the above

In the case study of H.M what kind of amnesia did he have?

• Retrograde amnesia

• Anterograde amnesia