Neuroscience of Memory: How We Remember and Forget Quiz

Question 1

Match the memory type with its description.

Accepted Answer

Declarative Memory → Memory of events and experiences; Procedural Memory → Skills and habits; Semantic Memory → Knowledge of facts and concepts

Question 2

Retrograde amnesia involves the inability to form new memories after the onset of the amnesia.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 3

Memory consolidation is a process that occurs only during sleep.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 4

Match the brain region with its function in memory.

Accepted Answer

Amygdala → Emotional memories; Cerebellum → Motor skills; Prefrontal Cortex → Working memory

Question 5

What is the term for the process of strengthening synaptic connections through repeated use?

Accepted Answer

Long-term potentiation (LTP)

Answer

Long-term depression (LTD)

Answer

Synaptic pruning

Answer

Neurogenesis

Question 6

Which brain structure is most associated with the formation of new long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

Answer

Cerebellum

Answer

Amygdala

Answer

Prefrontal Cortex

Question 7

Order the following stages of memory processing.

Accepted Answer

Encoding → Storage → Retrieval

Question 8

The encoding specificity principle suggests that retrieval cues are most effective when they match the context in which the memory was originally encoded.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 9

Order the following types of memory by their typical duration, from shortest to longest.

Accepted Answer

Sensory Memory → Short-Term Memory → Long-Term Memory

Question 10

Which neurotransmitter is heavily involved in synaptic plasticity and memory formation?

Accepted Answer

Glutamate

Answer

Dopamine

Answer

Serotonin

Answer

GABA

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