7.1

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

the nervous system’s capacity to acquire and retain skills and knowledge

Question 2

(1st phase) encoding

Answer 2

the processing of info that can be stored

Question 3

(2ns phase) storage

Answer 3

the retention of encoded representations over time

Question 4

(3rd phase) retrieval

Answer 4

The act of recalling or remembering stored info when it is needed

Question 5

equipotentitality theory

Answer 5

Karl Lashley concluded that memory is distributed throughout the brain rather than confined to a specific location.

Question 6

Hebb’s memory theory

Answer 6

As opposed to Lashley, Hebb believed that memories are stored in multiple regions of the brain, and they are linked through memory circuits.

Question 7

consolidation

Answer 7

A process by which immediate memories become lasting ( or long-term) memories

Question 8

reconsolidation

Answer 8

neural processes involved when memories are recalled and then stored again for later retrieval