True or False


1	In the three stage theory of memory, the first stage is called short-term memory.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	One method to improve the capacity of short-term memory is called chunking.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Short-term memory and long-term memory appear to be stored in the same areas of the brain.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	One type of short-term memory is called procedural memory.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Research has shown that people will more often remember details about a sentence’s structure than the actual meaning of the sentence.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	According to the levels of processing model, creating more associations leads to greater elaboration.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	According to schema theory, forgetting occurs when similar memories interfere with the retrieval of information.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	Research suggests that even flashbulb memories can become distorted or forgotten.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	According to many researchers, changes in the synapses of the brain contain the biological bases of memory.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	A forebrain structure believed to play an important role in long-term memory is the engram.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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