Memory and Forgetting Quiz

RAM is responsible for temporarily holding data and instructions during processing.

ROM is non-volatile and retains data even when the power is turned off.

False memory refers to the phenomenon where a person recalls false details or events that never occurred.

Retrograde amnesia is the phenomenon where a person forgets events that occurred before a traumatic brain injury.

Procedural memory is associated with automatic, unconscious memories such as skills and habits.

The classic 'magic number' proposed by George A. Miller for short-term memory capacity is 7 items.

Repression is not a technique for improving memory; it's a defense mechanism.

Amnesia is the term for the inability to recall information that was previously stored in memory.

Acetylcholine is particularly important for encoding new memories and is often associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Decay is the process of forgetting information because it was not used or rehearsed.

Memory consolidation is the phenomenon where older memories are more resistant to forgetting than newer memories.

The hippocampus is heavily involved in the formation and retrieval of long-term memories.

Primacy effect describes the tendency to recall the first items in a list more readily than those in the middle.

Intermediate memory is NOT a stage of memory according to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model.

Fergus Craik and Robert Lockhart proposed the concept of 'levels of processing,' suggesting that deeper processing enhances memory.