AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system is called ____ memory.
A
state-dependent
B
long-term
C
implicit
D
flashbulb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Long-term Memory: the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. ENCODING: GETTING INFO IN. Automatic Processing: effortless, unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Long-term memory can hold an unlimited amount of information for an indefinite period of time. Short-term memories become long-term memories in a region of the brain called the hippocampus. Another part of the brain called the cortex stores these long-term memories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many think of long-term memory as a permanent “bank” within the brain. Once a memory arrives there, the mind stores it completely and indefinitely. In truth, this is not the case. Although the long-term memory process allows information to remain in the brain for an extended period, nothing in the brain avoids risk.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two types of long-term memory: declarative or explicit memory and non-declarative or implicit memory. Explicit memory refers to information that can be consciously evoked. There are two types of declarative memory: episodic memory and semantic memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Long-term memory refers to the transfer of information from short-term memory into long-term storage in order to create enduring memories. This type of memory is unlimited in capacity and stable-lasting for years or even a lifetime.

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