Author Question: I know how to read, but I have no memory of what it was like to be unable to read, nor do I remember ... (Read 558 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

I know how to read, but I have no memory of what it was like to be unable to read, nor do I remember learning how to put letters together to decode printed words. Which of the following statements about this situation is accurate?

a) My semantic memory of how to read is intact, but my episodic memory of learning to read has faded
b) My episodic memory of reading is intact, but my semantic memory of learning to read has faded.
c) My episodic memory of learning to read has been overridden by my semantic memory of how to read.
d) My semantic memory of learning to read has been overridden by my episodic memory of how to read.

Question 2

If you learn new material and then get a good night's sleep, you will retain more of the new material. Which of the following is the best explanation for this phenomenon?

a) Sleep allows consolidation of new memories at the neuronal level
b) Sleep allows development of associations to the new material.
c) Sleep interferes with the normal process of decay that occurs during wakefulness.
d) Sleep interferes with the breakdown of acetylcholine