Memory True or False
Instructions: Read each statement carefully and mark whether it is True (T) or False (F).
- 1.
Humans only use 10% of their brain.
- 2.
Short-term memory can typically hold about 7 items at once.
- 3.
The brain consumes about 20% of the body's total energy despite being only 2% of body weight.
- 4.
Memory always gets worse as you age — there's nothing you can do about it.
- 5.
Sleep plays a critical role in consolidating memories.
- 6.
Your brain stops developing new neurons (brain cells) after childhood.
- 7.
Deja vu may be caused by a small glitch in memory processing in the brain.
- 8.
Multitasking is an efficient way to get things done because the brain processes multiple tasks simultaneously.
- 9.
Strong emotions can make memories more vivid and long-lasting.
- 10.
Left-brained people are always more logical, while right-brained people are always more creative.
- 11.
The hippocampus is a key brain region involved in forming new memories.
- 12.
Listening to classical music (the 'Mozart Effect') permanently increases intelligence.
- 13.
Mnemonics — memory tricks like acronyms and rhymes — have been used since ancient Greek times.
- 14.
Stress always harms memory and never helps it.
- 15.
The brain can process an image in as little as 13 milliseconds.
- 16.
Photographic memory (total recall of visual details) is a scientifically proven ability in some adults.
- 17.
Regular physical exercise can improve memory and cognitive function.
- 18.
Your brain is more active at night while you're sleeping than during the day.
- 19.
Brain games and puzzles can completely prevent Alzheimer's disease.
- 20.
The human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons.