Neuroscience Test Chapter 24 Memory
Systems questions with actual answers.
Learning ANS -the acquisition of new information or knowledge
Memory ANS -the retention of learned information
Declarative memory ANS -explicit memory resulting from more conscious effort; memory for facts and
events; can be accessed for conscious recollection; easy to form and easily forgotten (medial temporal
lobe; diencephalon)
Nondeclarative memory ANS -implicit memory resulting from direct experience; memory for skills,
habits, emotional responses, and some reflexes; also learned fear; forming tends to require repetition
and practice over a longer period of time but are less likely to be forgotten (striatum, cerebellum,
amygdala)
Procedural memory ANS -type of nondeclarative memory
Long-term memories ANS -memories that last long and can be recalled days, months, or years after
they were originally stored
Short-term memories ANS -memories that are readily lost; memories that last on the order of seconds
to hours and are vulnerable to disruption
Memory consolidation ANS -process where memories are stored in short-term memory and are
selectively converted into a permanent form
Working memory ANS -temporary form of information storage that is limited in capacity and requires
rehearsal; information held "in mind"
Digit span ANS -the maximum number of randomly chosen numbers a person can repeat back after
hearing a list read
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