Memory — core processes?
Encoding, storage, retrieval
Memory — components?
Encoding, storage, retrieval.
Primacy vs Recency — difference?
Primacy: first items; Recency: last items
Hippocampus — role?
Consolidates new memories.
Episodic memory — type?
Explicit, personal events
Short-term memory — capacity?
7 ± 2 items for 20 seconds.
Primacy vs recency effect?
Primacy: early items; Recency: recent items.
Explicit memory includes?
Episodic and semantic memory.
Retroactive interference — effect?
Impairs old memories.
Recognition vs recall — difference?
Recognition uses cues; recall is active.
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1. Which brain region is primarily responsible for memory formation and consolidation?
2. What is the primary function of the hippocampus in memory processing?
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