Module 32 Memory Storage

Question 1

semantic

Answer 1

explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory)

Question 2

episodic

Answer 2

explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory).

Question 3

memory consolidation.

Answer 3

the neural storage of a long-term memory.

Question 4

Flashbulb Memories

Answer 4

a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.

Question 5

long-term potentiation (LTP)

Answer 5

an increase in a cell’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; a neural basis for learning and memory.