remembering and imagining

Question 1

semantic memory

Answer 1

consists of general knowledge/facts

Question 2

episodic memory

Answer 2

consists of personal
experiences or events

Question 3

autobiographical events

Answer 3

personally
lived experiences

Question 4

retrieval

Answer 4

 the process of accessing information that has been stored in long-term memory and bringing it into our conscious awareness in short-term memory

Question 5

remembering in episodic memory eg

Answer 5

• Conversations with people at the party
• Feeling happy during the party
• Dancing to the music
• The taste of the cake

Question 6

remembering in semantic memory eg

Answer 6

• The location of the party
• What flavour the cake was
• Who was invited
• What music was played

Question 7

possible imagined future

Answer 7

hypothetical experiences and situations that an individual has the ability to create and conceptualise in their mind

Question 8

possible imagined future in episodic memory eg

Answer 8

• Recalling the memory of
  receiving compliments last time
  you wore a particular outfit
• Recalling feeling too warm in
  an outfit last time you wore it

Question 9

possible imagined future in semantic memory eg

Answer 9

• Understanding what is meant
  by the dress code ‘semi-formal’
• Knowing what kind of
  clothing to wear on a hot day

Question 10

neurodegenerative disease

Answer 10

diseases characterised by the progressive loss of neurons in the brain

Question 11

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 11

neurodegenerative disease that involves the progressive loss of neurons in the brain and is characterised by memory decline

Question 12

Post-mortem examination

Answer 12

an assessment of a dead body that occurs to determine the cause of death

Question 13

Lesion

Answer 13

 an area of tissue that has been damaged due to disease or injury

Question 14

Amyloid plaques 

Answer 14

fragments of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulate into insoluble plaques that inhibit communication between neurons

Question 15

Neurofibrillary tangles 

Answer 15

an accumulation of the protein tau that forms insoluble tangles within neurons, which then inhibit the transportation of essential substances and eventually kill the neuron entirely

Question 16

Aphantasia 

Answer 16

individuals lack the capacity to generate mental imagery