Memory and Cognition Test Modules 31-33

Question 1

What is the memory trace associated with long-term memory?

Answer 1

An engram

Question 2

What word is associated with locating and recovering information from memory?

Answer 2

Retrieval

Question 3

What is the technical term for a photographic memory?

Answer 3

An Eidetic memory

Question 4

Is Eidetic memory more common in children or adults, why?

Answer 4

Children and slowly diminishes as we progress our language abilities.

Question 5

Before entering our long-term memory, what two gateways must the information pass through?

Answer 5

Sensory Memory and Working Memory.

Question 6

What is the term for memory that is the shortest of our memories and generally holds sights, sounds, smells, textures, and other sensory information for a fraction of a second?

Answer 6

Sensory Memory
-Constant flow
-Lots of information that may never even reach our consciousness

Question 7

It is the place where we sort and encode information before transferring it to long-term memory, or forgetting it.

Generally, it holds information for about 20 seconds, far longer than sensory memory.

Most research suggest that we can hold seven pieces of information in our working memory, though it varies slightly.

Answer 7

Working Memory