Quiz Prep - 4a

What distinguishes episodic memory from semantic memory according to Tulving?

• Storage process

• Type of information stored

• Level of awareness involved

• Type of neurons involved

Neuropsychological evidence that episodic and semantic memory are distinct systems is supported by:

• Case of HM

• Case of KC

• Case of Clive Wearing

• Case of Phineas Gage

The Sachs (1967) experiment showed that:

• Words are better remembered when made personally meaningful

• Specific wording is forgotten, but meaning is retained

• Visual coding is stronger than semantic coding

• Sound is better remembered than meaning

What is the primary function of the hippocampus in the consolidation process?

• Erasing short-term memory

• Regulating attention

• Binding memory representations from different brain areas

• Storing sensory information

Long-term memory that supports motor skills such as typing is called:

• Episodic

• Semantic

• Procedural

• Associative

The process of strengthening synaptic connections through repeated stimulation is called:

• Systems consolidation

• Long-term potentiation (LTP)

• Memory fragmentation

• Proactive interference

The effect of deep processing on memory recall was demonstrated by:

• Tulving & Pearlstone

• Craik & Tulving

• Wickens

• Baddeley

The experiment by Bower & Winzenz (1970) showed that:

• Meaningless repetition improves memory

• Mental imagery worsens recall

• Forming mental images improves word-pair memory

• Paired-associate learning is ineffective

When a person fails to retrieve a memory due to changes in environmental context, it is referred to as:

• Transfer-appropriate processing

• Encoding specificity

• Reconsolidation

• Self-reference effect

The process where a retrieved memory becomes fragile and needs to be stored again is called:

• Retrieval

• Consolidation

• Reconsolidation

• Reminiscence