5B: Brain Regions

Question 1

Explicit memory (aka declarative memory)

Answer 1

a type of
long-term memory that is
consciously retrieved

Question 2

Semantic memory

Answer 2

a type of explicit memory
that consists of general
knowledge or facts
Episodic memory 

Question 3

Episodic memory

Answer 3

a type of explicit memory
that consists of personal
experiences or events

Question 4

Implicit memory

Answer 4

a type of
long-term memory that is
unconsciously retrieved

Question 5

Procedural memory

Answer 5

a type of implicit memory
that involves knowing how
to carry out tasks that are
facilitated by motor skills

Question 6

Classically conditioned memory

Answer 6

 a type of implicit
memory that involves
an involuntary response,
such as fear, to a stimulus
which has repeatedly
been associated with an
emotionally-arousing
stimulus

Question 7

Hippocampus

Answer 7

a brain
structure that is primarily
involved in encoding (and retrieving)
explicit memories

Question 8

Amygdala

Answer 8

a brain structure
that is primarily involved
in encoding the emotional
components of memories

Question 9

Neocortex

Answer 9

a brain
structure that stores
explicit memories

Question 10

Basal ganglia

Answer 10

a brain
structure involved in
encoding and storing
implicit memories,
specifically those related
to habit formation,
procedural sequences of
movements, and reward
pathways

Question 11

Cerebellum

Answer 11

a brain structure
involved in encoding and
storing implicit memories,
specifically those related
to unconscious habits,
simple reflexes, or
procedural sequences of
precise movements