The Brain and Memory Answers

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Short-term memory holds an unlimited amount of information.

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Riding a bike is an example of a procedural memory.

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By imagining where she was when she last walked in the door, Marla retraced her steps to find her keys. This is an example of a __________ dependent memory.

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mood
B
echoic
C
state of being
D
context
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Long-term memory can be categorized as __________ or ___________.

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implicit . . . explicit
B
echoic . . . iconic
C
sensory . . . short-term
D
context . . . mood
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Some studies have shown that children with a “weak” memory are more likely to engage in __________ activities.

A
risky
B
short-term
C
adventurous
D
volunteer
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Scott hadn’t been on a bicycle in 12 years, but he hopped on and pedaled away without any hesitation. The skill of being able to ride a bike is stored in Scott’s __________ memory.

A
procedural
B
episodic
C
explicit
D
short-term
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Eliza remembers her grandfather telling the story of how he met her grandmother 50 years ago. Eliza’s grandpa has these memories stored in his __________ memory.

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short-term
B
long-term
C
implicit
D
echoic
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Two ways to transfer a memory into long-term memory are maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal.

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The memory process of transferring information into one’s memory system is called __________.

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encoding
B
processing
C
storing
D
retrieving
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What are the two types of long-term memory?

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sensory and short-term
B
iconic and echoic
C
explicit and implicit
D
recency and primacy

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