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Module 32 – Storage and Retrieval

1. Contrast how the brain stores memories vs. how a library stores information

A library stores books in discrete, precise locations. The brain does not store memories in a specific or any one
location. Instead, many parts of the brain interact as we encode, store, and retrieve information.

2. Contrast the role of the hippocampus with the role of the frontal lobes in memory processing

The hippocampus saves information into memory. The frontal lobes aid in recalling information.

3. Contrast the role of the basil ganglia and the cerebellum in memory storing.

The basil ganglia facilitate the formation of memories for procedural skills. The cerebellum forms and stores implicit
memories.

4. Infantile amnesia erases our memory of being born and living for about 3 years. What kind of memory, for most
people, is their earliest one?

Many people have an earliest memory from around three years old of something they have seen a photo of or have
heard a story about. Their minds fill in the blanks, and they believe that this is a genuine personal memory.

5. What’s your earliest memory? Is it a flashbulb memory of something traumatic or amazing, or is it crawling
around on a certain color tile in your room?

The playground in pre-school is my earliest memory. It is a flashbulb memory.

6. Come up with three flashbulb memories for:

a. You
Playground in pre-school, 2012 election, moving schools at the start of second grafe

b. Society

JFK assassination, OJ trial, 9/11

7. Myers exam tip on 334 says you would benefit amazingly by copying figure 32.5…So go ahead, I’ll wait 😊

It’s not the studying you do in May that will determine your success on the AP® exam; it’s the studying you do now. It’s a
good idea to take a little time each week to quickly review material from earlier in the course. When was the last time
you looked at information from the previous units?

The last time I looked at information from a previous chapter was when we started unit 5.

8. Contrast context and state dependent memory

State dependent memory describes an internal state. Context effects describe external states. An example of this is
being drunk vs being underwater.

9. Circle: are you doing automatic or effortful processing right now as you learn these concepts?