Memory

Question 1

Which area of the brain is principally involved in ‘Working memory’?

Answer 1

Prefrontal cortex

Question 2

Which “sin” refers to the decreasing accessibility of memory over time.

Answer 2

Transience

Question 3

Temporary inaccessibility of stored information, such as tip-of-the-tongue syndrome.

Answer 3

Blocking

Question 4

Incorporation of misinformation into memory due to leading questions, deception and other causes.

Answer 4

Suggestibility

Question 5

Attribution of memories to incorrect sources or believing that you have seen or heard something you haven’t. Deja Vu and cryptamnesia are examples of this.

Answer 5

Misattribution

Question 6

Unwanted recollections that people can’t forget, such as the unrelenting, intrusive memories of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Answer 6

Persistence

Question 7

Lapses of attention and forgetting to do things. The memory is formed to some extent but there is an issue in accessing the memory (for example remembering you left £10 in your pocket, but only once it is already in the washing machine).

Answer 7

Absent mindedness

Question 8

Retrospective distortions produced by current knowledge and beliefs.

Answer 8

Bias

Question 9

What scale assesses suggestibility?

Answer 9

Gudjonsson Scale

Question 10

Memory impairment in Korsakoff’s?

Answer 10

Episodic