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20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

True or false: Working memory is a small, separate storage box in one brain location.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Choose one
1 point

A person hears a phone number and keeps it in mind just long enough to dial it. Which memory process is most directly being used?

  1. A

    Working memory

  2. B

    Synaptic consolidation

  3. C

    Systems consolidation

  4. D

    Long-term semantic memory

03
Written response
1 point

What term describes activity-related changes in how effectively neurons communicate, helping establish or modify a memory representation?

04
Choose one
1 point

A learner wants new information to remain useful beyond the immediate moment. Which strategy is supported by the material?

  1. A

    Repeat the information once, then avoid thinking about it

  2. B

    Focus attention on unrelated details while learning

  3. C

    Connect the information to prior knowledge or give it meaning

  4. D

    Assume that working memory will preserve it indefinitely

05
True or false
1 point

True or false: Once a memory has undergone consolidation, every detail is guaranteed to remain unchanged.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

06
Choose all
1 point

Which statements about rest, sleep, and memory processing are supported? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Rest and sleep can support memory processing.

  2. B

    Replay-like patterns of neural activity have been observed after learning, including during sleep.

  3. C

    Replay-like activity is thought to contribute to communication between the hippocampus and cortex.

  4. D

    Sleep guarantees that every learned detail will be preserved accurately.

07
Choose one
1 point

A person is learning a new event made up of several related details. Which role is especially associated with the hippocampus and related medial temporal lobe structures?

  1. A

    Storing every long-term memory as a complete record in one location

  2. B

    Directing all working-memory activity by itself

  3. C

    Forming many new memories and linking elements of an experience

  4. D

    Ensuring that detailed episodic memories no longer depend on hippocampal processes

08
Choose all
1 point

Remembering a familiar song may draw on which kinds of network representations? Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Networks representing sound

  2. B

    Networks representing words

  3. C

    Networks representing emotion

  4. D

    Networks representing knowledge of when or where the song was heard

  5. E

    A single brain location containing a complete record of the song

09
Choose one
1 point

Which description best captures systems consolidation?

  1. A

    The rapid transfer of a complete memory from the hippocampus into one cortical location

  2. B

    Longer-term reorganization of memory-supporting networks through interactions between the hippocampus and neocortex

  3. C

    A temporary maintenance process that holds task-relevant information only while a person is using it

  4. D

    The process that guarantees all details of a new memory remain intact

10
Open ended
1 point

Compare synaptic consolidation with systems consolidation. Include their relative timescales, the processes involved, and why systems consolidation should not be described as a literal transfer of a finished memory.

11
Written response
1 point

What type of declarative memory is memory for personally experienced events, rather than general facts?

12
Choose one
1 point

A person hears a phone number and keeps it in mind long enough to dial it. Which memory process best explains this?

  1. A

    Long-term memory, because the number has been permanently stored

  2. B

    Working memory, because the number is held in mind for immediate use

  3. C

    Synaptic consolidation, because the number is being reorganized over time

  4. D

    Episodic memory, because every phone number is a personally experienced event

13
Choose one
1 point

Which statement best describes how rest and sleep may relate to memory processing?

  1. A

    Sleep guarantees that every detail from the learning experience will be retained.

  2. B

    Replay-like activity occurs only while a person is actively rehearsing while awake.

  3. C

    Rest and sleep can support memory processing; replay-like activity after learning is thought to contribute to hippocampal–cortical communication.

  4. D

    Sleep transfers complete memories from the hippocampus to the neocortex.

14
Choose one
1 point

Which example is most clearly an instance of semantic memory?

  1. A

    A person remembers that water freezes at 0 °C under standard conditions.

  2. B

    A person remembers a particular family dinner they attended.

  3. C

    A person briefly repeats a new phone number to keep it in mind.

  4. D

    A person mentally compares two ideas to complete a current task.

15
True or false
1 point

Memory consolidation guarantees that every detail of a newly learned experience will be preserved unchanged.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

16
Choose one
1 point

Which comparison correctly distinguishes the timescales of synaptic consolidation and systems consolidation?

  1. A

    Synaptic consolidation takes years, while systems consolidation takes minutes.

  2. B

    Both types of consolidation occur only during sleep.

  3. C

    Synaptic consolidation refers to transferring a complete memory to the cortex.

  4. D

    Synaptic consolidation occurs over minutes to hours; systems consolidation unfolds over a longer period.

17
Written response
1 point

What term describes activity-related changes in how effectively neurons communicate that can help establish or modify a memory representation?

18
Written response
1 point

Researchers have not settled how information is maintained in working memory. Name one proposed mechanism.

19
Fill in the blank
1 point

Silently repeating information can help keep it available .

20
Fill in the blank
1 point

A learner needs to retain information beyond immediate use. The memory system that supports retention over longer periods is memory.