Memory and Forgetting Quiz

Explore short-term, long-term memory & forgetting phenomena. Challenge your understanding of neurotransmitters, structures, and theories.

#1

Which type of memory is responsible for temporarily holding data and instructions during processing?

ROM
Cache memory
Secondary memory
RAM
#2

Which type of memory is non-volative and retains data even when the power is turned off?

RAM
Cache memory
ROM
Virtual memory
#3

Which term refers to the phenomenon where a person recalls false details or events that never occurred?

False memory
Fabricated memory
Confabulation
Fantasy recall
#4

What is the term for the phenomenon where a person forgets events that occurred before a traumatic brain injury?

Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Source amnesia
Cryptomnesia
#5

Which type of memory is associated with automatic, unconscious memories such as skills and habits?

Declarative memory
Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Procedural memory
#6

What is the capacity of short-term memory, according to the classic 'magic number' proposed by George A. Miller?

5
7
9
11
#7

Which of the following is NOT a technique for improving memory?

Chunking
Mnemonic devices
Repression
Rehearsal
#8

What is the term for the inability to recall information that was previously stored in memory?

Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia
Amnesia
Forgetfulness
#9

Which neurotransmitter is particularly important for encoding new memories and is often associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Dopamine
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
GABA
#10

What is the term for the process of forgetting information because it was not used or rehearsed?

Decay
Interference
Displacement
Suppression
#11

What is the term for the phenomenon where older memories are more resistant to forgetting than newer memories?

Retroactive interference
Proactive interference
Memory consolidation
Serial position effect
#12

Which brain structure is heavily involved in the formation and retrieval of long-term memories?

Amygdala
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Thalamus
#13

What term describes the tendency to recall the first items in a list more readily than those in the middle?

Primacy effect
Recency effect
Von Restorff effect
Serial position effect
#14

Which of the following is NOT a stage of memory according to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model?

Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Intermediate memory
Long-term memory
#15

Who proposed the concept of 'levels of processing,' suggesting that the deeper information is processed, the better it is remembered?

Alan Baddeley
Elizabeth Loftus
Fergus Craik and Robert Lockhart
Hermann Ebbinghaus

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