1
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What condition severely affected Clive Wearing’s episodic memory?
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Stroke
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- Herpes simplex encephalitis
2
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Which part of Clive Wearing’s brain was damaged?
- Cerebellum
- Frontal lobe
- Medial temporal lobes
- Occipital lobe
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- Medial temporal lobes
3
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What type of amnesia refers to memory loss for events prior to the onset of the condition?
- Anterograde amnesia
- Retrograde amnesia
- Episodic amnesia
- Semantic amnesia
A
- Rétrograde amnesia
4
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What is episodic memory?
- Memory for facts and general knowledge
- Memory for skills and procedures
- Memory for events
- Memory for language and communication
A
- Memory for events
5
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What is anterograde amnesia ?
- Amnesia for events after the onset
- Amnesia for events prior to the onset
- Amnesia for childhood memories
- Amnesia for language skills
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- Amnesia for events after the onset
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Which structure in the brain, specifically mentioned, was affected by Clive Wearing’s condition?
- Amygdala
- Hippocampus
- Thalamus
- Basal ganglia
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- Hippocampus
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What type of amnesia does Clive Wearing suffer from?
- Only retrograde amnesia
- Only anterograde amnesia
- Both retrograde and anterograde amnesia
- Neither retrograde nor anterograde amnesia
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- Both retrograde and anterograde amnesia
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What does the case of Clive Wearing demonstrate about memory?
- The unimportance of memory in daily life
- The resilience of memory to brain damage
- The fundamental nature of memory for the human condition
- The ease of treating memory disorders
A
- The fundamental nature of memory for the human condition
9
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Which of the following bets describes Clive Wearing’s anterograde amnesia?
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
- Non-existent
A
- Severe
10
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What is the duration of Clive Wearing’s memory for ongoing events?
- 20-30 seconds
- 1-2 minutes
- 5-10 minutes
- Several hours
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- 20-30 seconds
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How often does Clive Wearing experience ‘waking up’ in the current situation?
- Once or twice a day
- Every few hours
- Once or twice every minute
- Every 20-30 seconds
A
- Once or twice every minute
12
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Which of the following abilities has Clive Wearing retained?
- Following TV shows
- Reading books
- Playing the piano
- Remembering recent events
A
- Playing the piano
13
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What aspect of his personal history can Clive Wearing recall?
- Detailed life events
- Nothing at all
- Only his childhood
- A broad outline of his life
A
- À broad outline of his life
14
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Why is it impossible for Clive Wearing to follow a book or a TV show?
- He can’t read or see
- He dislikes entertainment
- He can’t remember what he just read or saw
- He prefers other activities
A
- He can’t remember what he just read or saw
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What was the primary effect of Henry Molaison’s bilateral hippocampectomy?
- Improved epilepsy symptoms
- Loss of procedural memory
- Temporally graded retrograde and dense anterograde amnesia for episodic memory
- Impairment of semantic memory
A
- Temporally graded retrograde and dense anterograde amnesia for episodic memory
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Which type of memory remained unaffected in Henry Molaison’s case?
- Episodic memory
- Short-term memory
- Semantic memory
- Autobiographical memory
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- Semantic memory
17
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What was the purpose of Henry Molaison’s brain surgery?
- To improve memory function
- To treat epilepsy
- To study brain regions
- To cure anterograde amnesia
A
- To treat epilepsy
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What is suggested about the relationship between memory and specific brain regions?
- Memory is unrelated to brain regions
- Certain types of memory can be tied to specific brain regions
- All memories are stored in the hippocampus
- Brain regions have no impact on memory
A
- Certain types of memory can be tied to specific brain regions
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How does HM’s performance compare to healthy controls in the implicit test?
- HM performs worse
- HM performs better
- HM performs similarly
- HM cannot complete the test
A
- HM performs similarly
20
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Which type of memory test is HM impaired in compared to healthy controls?
- Implicit test
- Semantic test
- Procedural test
- Explicit test
A
- Explicit test
21
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Which of the following is NOT impaired in patient HM’s memory?
- Acquisition of new episodic memory
- Pre-amnesia onset semantic memory
- Recognition memory for recent objects/places
- Recall of pre-amnesia onset episodic memory
A
- Pre-amnesia onset semantic memory
22
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Which type of memory acquisition is impaired in patient HM?
- Procedural memories
- New episodic memory
- Pre-amnesia semantic memory
- Conditioning
A
2, new episodic memory
23
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Which of the following is an example of preserved memory in patient HM?
- Acquisition of new semantic memory
- Priming
- Recognition memory for recent places
- Recall of recent episodic memory
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- Priming
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How is explicit memory characterized?
- It is accessed without conscious awareness
- It is revealed in performance rather than experience
- It can be intentionally retrieved
- It is stored in a single brain regions
A
- It can be intentionally retrieved
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What is a key feature of implicit memory?
1. It can be intentionally retrieved
2. It is accessed without conscious awareness
3. It is stored in a specific brain region
4. It is a unitary system
2. It is accesses without conscious awareness
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What have patients taught researchers about memory, according to the document?
1. Memory is a unitary system
2. Memory is composed of several systems
3. Memory is only explicit
4. Memory is only implicit
2. Memory is composed of several systems
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According to the modal model, what happens if you stop rehearsing information in short-term memory?
1. It becomes permanently lost
2. It transfers to long-term memory
3. Decay occurs
4. It remains indefinitely
3. Decay occurs
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How long does information typically last in short-term memory (STM) without rehearsal?
1. Indefinitely
2. 18-30 seconds
3. Several minutes
4. A few milliseconds
2. 18-30 seconds
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What process allows information to move from sensory register to short-term memory?
1. Decay
2. Rehearsal
3. Attention
4. Recall
3. Attention
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of long-term memory (LTM) in the model?
1. Unlimited capacity
2. Semantic coding
3. Subject to interference
4. Limited duration
4. Limited duration
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What is the main inspiration for the Modal Model of memory?
1. The structure of the human brain
2. The architecture of digital computers
3. The behaviour of animals
4. The psychology of learning
2. Thé architecture of digital computers
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What has been debated about the Modal Model?
1. The importance of rehearsal
2. The existence of static stores
3. The role of attention
4. The concept of decay
2. The existence of static stores
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How is information flow described in relation to the Modal Model?
1. Unidirectional from sensory input to LTM
2. Bidirectional on all levels
3. Only flowing from STM to LTM
4. Exclusively from environmental input to output
2. Bidirectional on all levels
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What aspect of the Modal Model conflicts with brain physiology?
1. The concept of rehearsal
2. The idea of serial exhaustive search
3. The assumption of discrete stores for STM and LTM
4. The role of attention in memory
3. The assumption of discrete stores for STM and LTM
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What was the main benefit of the Modal Model according to the document?
1. It accurately represented brain structure
2. It provided a general framework to study memory
3. It explained the process of decay in theory
4. It demonstrated the importance of sensory registers
2. It provided a general framework to study memory
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What is the primary function of of iconic memory?
1. To provide long-term storage of visual information
2. To process auditory information
3. To provide brief storage of visual information
4. To coordinate motor responses
3. To provide brief storage of visual information
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How long does iconic memory typically last?
1. Up to 1 minute
2. Less or equal to 1 second
3. Several hours
4. 2-3 seconds
2. Less or equal to 1 second
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What phenomenon related to iconic memory can be observed when waving a flashlight in the dark?
1. The flashlight appears brighter
2. We see a continuous trail of light
3. The flashlight seems to change colour
4. The light appears to flicker
2. We see a continuous trail of light
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What was the typical number of letters participants could remember in Sperling’s whole report experiment?
1. 2-3 letters
2. 4-5 letters
3. 6-7 letters
4. 8-9 letters
2. 4-5 letters
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What percentage of letters participants typically able to recall in Sperling’s experiment?
1. 10-20%
2. 20-30%
3. 33-40%
4. 50-60%3
3. 33-40%
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Approximately how many items were held in iconic memory according to the experiment?
1. 5-6 items
2. 7-8 items
3. 10-11 items
4. 12-13 items
3. 10-11 items
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What is the brightness masking effect?
1. The interference of light intensity with iconic memory retention
2. The activation of the retina by very bright light
3. The rapid recall of letters after a bright field
4. The prolonged recall of letters after a dark field
1. Thé interference of light intensity with iconic memory retention
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How does a bright making field affect letter recall?
1. It improves letter recall
2. It has no effect on letter recall
3. It causes letters to be recalled for longer
4. It causes rapid drop in letter recall
4. It causes rapid drop in letter recall
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What happens to letter recall when followed by a dark field?
1. Letters can be recalled for longer
2. Letters are immediately forgotten
3. Letter recall is unaffected
4. Letters are recalled more rapidly
1. Letters can be recalled for longer
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What is the main difference between brightness and pattern masking in iconic memory?
1. Brightness masking affects both eyes, while pattern masking affects only one eye
2. Pattern masking occurs at later stages of visual processing, while brightness masking occurs at early levels
3. Brightness masking impairs memory for patterns, while pattern masking impairs memory for brightness
4. Pattern masking only affects iconic memory while brightness masking affects all types of memory
2. Pattern masking occurs at later stages of visual processing, while brightness masking occurs at early levels
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When does brightness masking impair iconic memory?
1. When the stimulus and mask are presented to different eyes
2. When the stimulus is a pattern and the mask is bright
3. When the stimulus and mask are presented to the same eye
4. When the stimulus is presented for more than 50 ms
3. When the stimulus and mask are presented to the same eye
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What does the effect of pattern masking on iconic memory suggest about visual processing?
1. It occurs before information from both eyes is combined
2. It only affects the retinal level of processing
3. It happens at the same time as brightness masking
4. It unfolds at later stages when information from both eyes has been combined
4. It unfolds at lather stages when information from both eyes gas been combined
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What is short term memory (STM) defined as?
1. A permanent storage system for verbal material
2. The temporary storage of small amounts of material over brief delays
3. A system exclusive to visual stimuli
4. A large capacity system for long-term information storage
2. The temporary storage of small amounts of material over brief delays
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How do humans often retain non-verbal material in STM?
1. By visualizing images
2. Through tactile sensations
3. Using verbal codes
4. By creating emotional associations
3. Using verbal codes
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How do humans typically retain non-verbal material in STM?
1. By memorizing exact images
2. Through physical repetition
3. By using verbal codes to rehearse the material
4. By ignoring non-verbal input entirely
3. By using verbal codes to rehearse the material
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What does Paivio’s Dual Coding theory propose?
1. STM only processes verbal material
2. Humans encode only one type of input at a time
3. Humans possess two processing systems that operate in parallel
4. All memory is stored in a single system regardless of input type
3. Humans process two processing systems that operate in parallel
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What do some researchers argue against Dual coding theory?
1. That STM cannot process verbal material
2. That STM and LTM are the same system
3. That all knowledge is represented in propositional networks
4. That non-verbal memory is stronger than verbal memory
3. That all knowledge is represented in propositional networks
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What is the primary function of working memory?
1. To store information permanently
2. To manipulate information in a size-limited ‘working space’
3. To process sensory input
4. To retrieve long-term memories
2. To manipulate information in a size-limited ‘working space’
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Which of the following best describes working memory?
1. A permanent storage system for memories
2. A system solely focused on attention
3. A mental workspace that provides the basis of thought
4. A component of long-term memory
3. À mental workspace that provides the basis of thought
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Which brain region has been linked to working memory functions?
1. Temporal lobe
2. Occipital lobe
3. Parietal lobe
4. Frontal lobe
4. Frontal lobe
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According to Endel Tulving, what are the two interacting subsystems of long-term memory?
1. Implicit and explicit memory
2. Episodic and semantic memory
3. Short-term and working memory
4. Procedural and declarative memory
2. Episodic and semantic memory
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Which aspect of memory is said to support the planning of behaviour?
1. Semantic memory
2. Short-term memory
3. Episodic memory
4. Implicit memory
3. Episodic memory
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What type of memory is typically impaired in amnesic memory patients with damage to the medial temporal lobe?
1. Semantic memory
2. Procedural memory
3. Episodic memory
4. Working memory
3. Episodic memory
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What is suggested about the origin of most semantic memories?
1. They are innate
2. They start as part of episodic memories
3. They are formed independently of experiences
4. They are created through conscious study
2. They start as part of episodic memories
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How are semantic memories thought to develop from episodic memories?
1. By becoming more detailed
2. By being reinforced through repetition
3. By being stripped of episodic context
4. By merging with other semantic memories
3. By being stripped of episodic context
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What theory is the appearance of memories as wither semantic or episodic compared to?
1. Dualistic theories of memories
2. Monistic theories about the universe
3. Cognitive dissonance theory
4. Multiple intelligence theory
2. Monistic theories about the universe
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What type of memory is typically intact in amnesic patients?
1. Episodic memory
2. Explicit memory
3. Implicit memory
4. Semantic memory
3. Implicit memory
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In Claparède’s case report, what was the patient’s reaction after the pin incident?
1. The patient forgot about the incident entirely
2. The patient refused to shake hands with Claparède
3. The patient reported the incident to authorities
4. The patient developed a fear of pins
2. Thé patient refused to shake hands with Claparède
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What is priming in the context of implicit memory?
1. A technique to improve long-term memory retention
2. The presentation of a stimulus that affects processing of subsequent stimuli
3. A method to measure completion speed in memory tasks
4. The process of storing information in long-term memory
2. Thé process of a stimulus that affects processing of subsequent stimuli
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In a priming effect, the presentation of a stimulus can make subsequent stimulus processing:
1. Only easier, never more difficult
2. Always more difficult
3. Either easier or more difficult
4. Neither easier nor more difficult
3. Either easier or more difficult
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What type of task is typically used to demonstrate priming effects?
1. Word-fragment completion task
2. Full word recognition task
3. Sentence comprehension task
4. Picture naming task
1. Word-fragment completion task
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According to Plato’s wax tablet metaphor, what happens to memory impressions over time?
1. They become more vivid
2. They whither away
3. They become deeper
4. They become more precise
2. They whither away
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What makes certain memories easier to retrieve according to Plato’s bird cage analogy?
1. Memories that are more recent
2. Memories that are more frequent
3. Memories that are different from others
4. Memories that are less important
3. Memories that are different from others
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According to Plato’s metaphors, what factor makes memory retrieval more difficult?
1. Having too few memories
2. Having very distinct memories
3. Having many memories active simultaneously
4. Having deep impressions in the wax tablet
3. Having many memories active simultaneously
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Who is credited with beginning the scientific study of memory?
1. William James
2. Ivan Pavlov
3. Hermann Ebbignhaus
4. Sigmund Freud
3. Hermann Ebbinghaus
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What is the ‘list length effect’ that Ebbinghaus discovered?
1. Shorter lists are harder to learn
2. List length doesn’t affect learning
3. Longer lists are harder to learn
4. Middle-length lists are hardest to learn
3. Longer lists are harder to learn
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What is the most sensitive measure of memory retention?
1. Recall score
2. Savings score
3. Learning time
4. Forgetting curve
2. Savings score
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How did Ebbinghaus measure memory retention?
1. By counting recalled syllables
2. By comparing relearning time to original learning time
3. By measure reaction times
4. By analyzing brain activity
2. By comparing relearning time to original learning time
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What did Ebbinghaus consistently find in his memory experiments?
1. Complete forgetting after long intervals
2. No savings after a certain time
3. Always some savings, even without conscious recall
4. Faster learning with massed practice
3. Always some savings, even without conscious recall
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What technique did Mary Calkins develop for studying associative learning?
1. Free recall
2. Serial learning
3. Paired-associate learning
4. Semantic priming
3. Paired-associate learning
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What types of materials did Calkins use in her paired-associate learning studies?
1. Only words with words
2. Only words with pictures
3. Only syllables with words
4. Various combinations including words, pictures, and syllables
4. Various combinations including words, pictures, and syllables
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What was Mary Calkins primarily interested in studying?
1. How we forget information
2. How we learn by relating new knowledge to existing knowledge
3. How we process visual information
4. How we store long-term memories
3. How we learn by relating new knowledge to existing knowledge
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Which type of conditioning involves learning a connection between a stimulus and an outcome?
1. Operant conditioning
2. Classical conditioning
3. Negative conditioning
4. Positive conditioning
2. Classical conditioning
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Who originally introduced the concept of classical conditioning?
1. B.F. Skinner
2. John Watson
3. Ivan Pavlov
4. Edward Thorndike
3. Ivan Pavlov
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In operant conditioning, what does the organism learn about?
1. The connection between stimuli and outcomes
2. The connection between behaviour and outcomes
3. The connection between different stimuli
4. The connection between different behaviours
2. Thé connection between behaviour and outcomes
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What did Bartlett reject about the behaviourist approach?
1. The use of animals in the experiments
2. The concept of reinforcement and punishment
3. The artificial methods and the idea that memory cannot be studied
4. The study of emotion in memory research
3. Thé artificial methods and the idea that memory cannot be studied
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What is a ‘schema’ according to Bartlett?
1. A process of forgetting unfamiliar material
2. A form of knowledge representation used to understand the world
3. A type of verbal learning
4. A type of behavioural conditioning
2. À form of knowledge representation used to understand the world
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How do schemas influence memory over time, according to Barlett’s findings?
1. They enhance accuracy and prevent distortion
2. They help us recall exact details of events
3. They cause memory changes like substitution, rationalization, or forgetting unfamiliar information
4. They eliminate bias from memory recall
3. They cause memory changes like substitution, rationalization, or forgetting unfamiliar information
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What does the term ‘directed forgetting’ refer to in the study shown?
1. Improving memory by repeating images in your mind
2. Replacing unwanted memories with neutral ones
3. Suppressing unwanted memories so they don’t intrude into conscious awareness
4. Training the brain to forget unimportant information through sleep
3. Suppressing unwanted memories so they don’t intrude into conscious awareness
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Which type of memory relies more on the hippocampus?
1. Memory for numbers and words
2. Memory for images and places
3. Memory for emotions
4. Memory for faces and name
2. Memory for images and places
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If a participant is trying to suppress a memory of a scene they visited (e.g. a park) which brain region is most likely to show reduced activity?
1. Frontal lobe
2. Hippocampus
3. Occipital lobe
4. Amygdala
2. Hippocampus
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During suppression trials, which brain region shows increased activity as participants attempt to block a memory from coming to mind?
1. Hippocampus
2. Temporal lobe
3. Frontal lobe (DLPFC)
4. Cerebellum
3. Frontal lobe (DLPFC)
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Based on the findings, what kind of memory is more likely to engage the hippocampus?
1. Remembering someone’s name
2. Recalling a spoken phrase
3. Suppressing a face image
4. Recalling spatial information like a location or place
4. Recalling spatial information like a location or place
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Suppose a researcher wants to enhance memory suppression in a therapeutic setting. Which brain region should they focus on strengthening connections with the hippocampus?
1. Visual cortex
2. Amygdala
3. Frontal lobe (DLPFC)
4. Brainstem
3. Frontal lobe
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