As You Try to Remember All of the Types of Long-Term

question 425

Multiple Choice

As you try to remember all of the types of long-term memory, you decide to use a mnemonic device. You take each type of memory and visualize it in a different place in your house. You are using _____, which works due to _______.

• A)the method of placement; state-dependent recall
• B)the method of loci; decreased memory load
• C)the method of tagging; dual coding
• D)a memory palace; reducing retrieval cues
• E)the method of loci; dual coding

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Definitions:

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap between neurons at a synapse, across which neurotransmitters move to transmit nerve impulses.

Neurons

Basic units of the brain and nervous system responsible for processing and transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Neurons

Specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit information throughout the body via electrical and chemical signals.

Specialized Cells

Cells that are adapted to perform specific functions within an organism.