Exam 24: Introduction to Memory

Nonspeaking children have not learned the words that we use to index much of our explicit memory.This most clearly helps to explain the occurrence of

A flashbulb memory would typically be a(n)

Context-dependent memory best illustrates that the specific location in which we learned something often provides us with effective

The human capacity for storing long-term memories is

The recall of sad experiences is often primed by feelings of sadness.This most clearly illustrates

Episodic memory is best described as ________ memory of _________.

Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge is known as

A subregion within the ________ is likely to be especially active when people and mice are learning social information.

The temporary release of serotonin has been found to ________ memory formation,and the temporary release of stress hormones has been found to ________ memory formation.

Activating memories of your childhood by forming vivid mental images of various locations in your childhood home best illustrates

Which of the following brain structures is central to the processing of procedural memories?

Memories of emotionally stressful events are likely to be strong due to activation of the

Recall of what you have learned is often improved when your physical surroundings at the time of retrieval and encoding are the same.This best illustrates

Which part of the brain plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning?

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

Memories initially processed in the hippocampus are transferred to the ________ for long-term storage.

Elevated levels of stress hormones most clearly contribute to developing

Infantile amnesia involves a lack of

Long-term potentiation is believed to be

Scuba divers who heard a word list while underwater or sitting on the beach later recalled more of the words if their recall was tested in the same place.This best illustrates