Chapter 6B

Question 1

Explicit memory

Answer 1

occurs when information can be consciously or intentionally retrieved and stated.
tends to be expressed as words or symbols and is easily verbalized.

Question 2

semantic memory

Answer 2

memory of general knowledge

Question 3

episodic memory

Answer 3

memory of specific events of personal experiences

Question 4

implicit memory

Answer 4

does not require conscious or intentional retrieval.
include memory of stored routines and emotional responses.
can be very difficult to verbalize how to perform a sequence of actions required to do something.

Question 5

two types of implicit memorys

Answer 5

procedural memory and conditioned emotional response

Question 6

procedural memory

Answer 6

is the knowledge of skills, habits or actions.
(e.g. knowing how to type)

Question 7

conditioned emotional response

Answer 7

a learned emotional reaction occurs in response to a stimulus or an event that you have formed an association with.

Question 8

what are the roles of the hippocampus

Answer 8

the hippocampus encodes, consolidates and retrieves explicit memories.
also transfers newly encoded explicit memories to relevant parts of the brain for permanent long-term storage.

Question 9

role of the neocortex in memory

Answer 9

stores explicit memories for a long time.
memories are widely distributed throughout the cortex and they are usually permanently stored in the areas where the sensory input was first processed.

Question 10

role of the amygdala

Answer 10

-responsible for the regulation of emotions.
-plays a part in the memorability of experiences because the storage of memory is influenced by the initiation of the F-F-F response and stress hormones.
-helps to store memories of events and emotions so that you can recognize similar situations in the future, particularly if what happened was like to survival.
- also responsible for encoding explicit memories got to do with emotions.

Question 11

role of the basal ganglia

Answer 11

• have primary roles in learning, procedural memory, routine behaviors and emotions.
• the formation of implicit procedural memory, specifically habits. basal ganglia work to form habits by associating movement with reward or reinforcement.

Question 12

role of the cerebellum

Answer 12

-has a role in the encoding and temporary storage of implicit procedural memories for motor skills, more specifically for those created by classical conditioning.
- also has a role in coordinating fine muscle movements and regulating posture and balance