While most parts of the brain are important in the storage of memories, the formation of memories depends on several essential areas. They are:
A) the amygdala, the corpus callosum, the cerebral cortex
B) the cerebellum, the amygdala, and the adrenal cortex
C) the amygdala, the cerebellum, the brain stem
D) the hippocampus, the motor cortex, the corpus callosum
E) the hippocampus, its adjacent cortex, and the thalamus
Question 2Autobiographical memories are:
A) memories for story plots
B) memories for friends and relationships
C) memories for significant (e.g., traumatic) events
D) memories for information distributed in parallel
E) memories of an individual's past history
Question 3The accurate recall by high-school graduates, of the names and faces of classmates over long periods may be explained by:
A) a lack of physical trauma in most research participants
B) the permanence of memory traces reaching LTM
C) the pinpoint accuracy of visual codes
D) occasional rehearsal through reminiscing
E) all of the above
Question 4Memory can be examined in terms of processes or in terms of its neurological basis. Metaphorically the can be thought if as:
A) hard drive and software
B) software and hardware
C) hardware and software
D) floppy disk and hard drive
E) none of the above
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