Module 23: Storing and Retrieving Memories

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John remembers very clearly the day his best friend died when a drunk driver hit him while he was riding on his bicycle. This would be considered a(n) _____ memory.

cerebellum and basal ganglia

Learning to ride a bike is likely to require activation of the:

sensory

Our strongest retrieval cues are often associated ______ information.

mood-congruent

Our tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with our current mood is referred to as _____ memory.

serial

Our tendency to recall the last and first items in a list is known as the _____ position effect.

basal ganglia

Procedural memory requires activation of the:

state-dependent memory

Ralph came home quite drunk from the party on Saturday night. Luckily he was given a ride home. He threw his apartment keys down somewhere and immediately fell asleep. He may not be able to find his keys when he is sober because of:

hippocampus

Remontia is trying to remember events from when she was 18 months old but is unable to do so. This is likely due to the fact that her _____ was not fully developed at that age.

infantile amnesia

Six-year-old Fiona has no memory of having been taken to the hospital when she was 2 years old. Her inability to remember this event is known as: Think about Fiona's age.

short-term

Theo suffers from depression and is currently in treatment for it. His physician is using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which will affect his _____ memory.

mood-congruent memory

Whenever Valerie experiences intense feelings of fear, she is overwhelmed with childhood memories of her abusive parents. Valerie's experience BEST illustrates:

most recently

You start making a grocery list early in the week and add items daily throughout the week. When you get to the grocery store, however, you realize that you left your list at home. The items you are MOST likely to recall on the list were those that you added:

mood-congruent memory

Your friend, Maria, doesn't show up for a planned get-together, so you tell another friend, "Maria is really unreliable. She doesn't care about people's feelings." Later, when Maria apologizes and does something kind, you tell a friend, "Maria is always so nice to me!" This alteration of perception is explained by:

hippocampus

Having read a story once, certain amnesia victims will read it faster the second time even though they can't recall having seen the story before. They have MOST likely suffered damage to the:

mood-congruent memory

If you have just had an argument with your significant other, you are likely to view his or her later behavior very negatively. This is the result of:

mood-congruent memory

If you learn a list of chemistry terms while you are in a great mood, you have a better chance of recalling that list if you are also in a good mood when you take the exam. This is known as:

all over the brain

If you were searching for the location of a particular memory, you would find it:

basal ganglia

The _____ are involved in motor movements.

basal ganglia

The _____ facilitate formation of our procedural memories for skills

cerebellum

The formation of implicit memory created by classical conditioning needs the:

state-dependent memory

The phenomenon of forgetting information learned while intoxicated until the person is once again intoxicated is called:

priming

The process by which associations unconsciously activate related associations is known as _____.

long-term potentiation

The prolonged strengthening of potential neural firing believed to be the basis for learning and memory is called: