CogSci Exam III Alice O'Toole UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
memory - CORRECT ANSWER - experience that changes brain and behavior
What aspect of memory do psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - types,
performance
What aspect of memory do neuroscientists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - neural and
cellular basis
What aspect of memory do biologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - molecular basis
What aspect of memory do applied psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER -
reliability
What aspect of memory do clinical psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - mental
health aspects
declarative memory - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for facts, ideas, and events
non-declarative memory - CORRECT ANSWER - motor skills, habits, classically
conditioned reflexes, habituation, and sensitization
sensory store - CORRECT ANSWER - the initial, momentary storage of information,
lasting only an instant
, short-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - activated memory that holds a few items
briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the information is stored
or forgotten
long-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - the relatively permanent and limitless
storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Multi-Store Model of Memory - CORRECT ANSWER - Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968;
sensory store to short-term to long-term
procedural memory - CORRECT ANSWER - knowledge of how to do things
semantic memory - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for meaning, facts, and stories
episodic memories - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for events in which we participate
What are the aspects of processing? - CORRECT ANSWER - encoding, storage, retrieval,
and forgetting
What are factors that affect encoding? - CORRECT ANSWER - elaboration and
mnemonic devices, similarity and distinctiveness, and expertise or meaningfulness
What part of the brain activates for deep encoding? - CORRECT ANSWER - left inferior
prefrontal cortex
consolidation - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which short term memories become
long term memories
What part of the brain consolidates cognitive memories? - CORRECT ANSWER -
hippocampus
Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
memory - CORRECT ANSWER - experience that changes brain and behavior
What aspect of memory do psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - types,
performance
What aspect of memory do neuroscientists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - neural and
cellular basis
What aspect of memory do biologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - molecular basis
What aspect of memory do applied psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER -
reliability
What aspect of memory do clinical psychologists study? - CORRECT ANSWER - mental
health aspects
declarative memory - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for facts, ideas, and events
non-declarative memory - CORRECT ANSWER - motor skills, habits, classically
conditioned reflexes, habituation, and sensitization
sensory store - CORRECT ANSWER - the initial, momentary storage of information,
lasting only an instant
, short-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - activated memory that holds a few items
briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the information is stored
or forgotten
long-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER - the relatively permanent and limitless
storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Multi-Store Model of Memory - CORRECT ANSWER - Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1968;
sensory store to short-term to long-term
procedural memory - CORRECT ANSWER - knowledge of how to do things
semantic memory - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for meaning, facts, and stories
episodic memories - CORRECT ANSWER - memory for events in which we participate
What are the aspects of processing? - CORRECT ANSWER - encoding, storage, retrieval,
and forgetting
What are factors that affect encoding? - CORRECT ANSWER - elaboration and
mnemonic devices, similarity and distinctiveness, and expertise or meaningfulness
What part of the brain activates for deep encoding? - CORRECT ANSWER - left inferior
prefrontal cortex
consolidation - CORRECT ANSWER - the process by which short term memories become
long term memories
What part of the brain consolidates cognitive memories? - CORRECT ANSWER -
hippocampus
