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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.6
How does the theory of long-term potentiation explain why cramming for an exam often results in quickly forgotten information?
Cramming overloads the hippocampus, causing immediate memory loss.
Long-term potentiation is irrelevant when it comes to short-term memory.
Information is stored in the short-term memory instead of the long-term memory during cramming.
The brain hasn't had sufficient time to form strong neural connections.
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