Which Area of the Brain Appears to Play a Key

question 371

Multiple Choice

Which area of the brain appears to play a key role in working memory, particularly central executive functions?

• A)Hippocampus
• B)Amygdala
• C)Frontal lobes
• D)Cerebellum

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Definitions:

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A cognitive bias where people judge an event to be more likely or frequent if examples of it come to mind easily.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Upward Counterfactual

involves imagining or thinking about how a situation could have turned out better than it did, often leading to feelings of regret.

Downward Counterfactual

Imagining how situations could have been worse, which can sometimes improve emotional state by making one's current situation seem better in comparison.