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Chapter 8 - Memory Flashcards

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the process involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills after the original information is no longer present is:

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memory

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what are the three different types of memory?

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  • sensory
  • short-term (working)
  • long-term
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what are the three steps of memory?

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1) encoding
2) storage
3) retrieval

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the translation of information into a neural code so that it can be stored for later use is:

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encoding

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the process by which information is retained over time is:

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storage

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the process of pulling information back out of your mind for use is:

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retrieval

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what is sensory memory?

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briefly holds sensory information

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the subsystem of sensory memory that decides which information is important is:

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sensory registers

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what are the two types of sensory registers and what do they do?

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  • iconic store: holds visual information
  • echoic store: holds auditory information
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flashing an array of letters on a screen and then having participants recall either a whole or partial report is a way of:

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measuring capacity and duration of iconic sensory register

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what type of memory temporarily stores and processes a limited amount of information in consciousness?

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short-term memory

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what is the limited capacity of short-term memory?

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7 plus or minus 2 “bits” of information

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what are the four ways to store short term/ working memory?

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  • visually
  • phonologically
  • semantically
  • action
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the method of increasing short term memory capacity where you group units into “bits” is called:

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chunking

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what are the two methods of increasing short term memory duration?

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  • maintenance rehearsal
  • elaborative rehearsal
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the limited-capacity system for storage and manipulation of information for complex tasks is:

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working memory

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how long does working memory last?

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20 seconds

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the “library” of memories with durable storage of past events and learned knowledge is the:

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long term memory

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what are the two types of long term memory?

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  • declarative memory
  • procedural memory
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the type of long term memory that can be verbalized is:

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declarative memory

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the type of long term memory that is focused on skills and actions is:

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procedural memory

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what are the two types of declarative memory?

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  • episodic
  • semantic
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episodic declarative memory is focused on ________

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personal experiences

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semantic declarative memory is focused on ________

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general factual knowledge

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the loss of ability to assimilate and retain new knowledge is:

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anterograde amnesia

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the loss of memory for events that happened in the past is:

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retrograde amnesia

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what is dissociation?

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the idea that short term and long term memory are two different systems

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who had a bilateral temporal lobectomy (removal of parts of the hippocampus and amygdala) which cause a decrease in epileptic seizures, but cause anterograde amnesia?

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Henry Molaison

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Henry Molaison was able to perform normally on intellectual assessments and working memory tests, which showed that his ___________ was intact.

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short term memory

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does working memory require medial temporal structures (hippocampus, amygdala, etc)?

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no

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true or false: declarative memory and procedural memory are a part of the same system in the brain

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false

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the hippocampus is responsible for what kind of memory?

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declarative long term memory

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who was involved in a motorcycle accident that damaged the left parietal occipital region of their brain, causing damage to short term memory?

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K.F.

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K.F. taught us that:

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long term memory does not require short term memory to encode new information

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who was subject to a viral infection that caused both retrograde and anterograde amnesia?

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Clive Wearing

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true or false: Clive Wearing is unable to use procedural memory

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false

37
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what effect describes the relationship between a word’s position in a list and its probability or recall?

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serial position effect

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what effect states that it is easier to remember things at the beginning of a list?

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primacy effect

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what effect states that it is easier to remember things at the end of a list?

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recency effect

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the process of intentionally encoding information is called:

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effortful processing

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the process of unintentionally encoding information (requires little attention) is called:

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automatic processing

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what are the three levels of processing?

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1) structural
2) phonemic
3) semantic

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deeper processing facilitates _______ memory recall

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stronger

44
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repeating information over and over is known as:

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maintenance rehearsal

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adding to already existing information and creating deeper meaning is:

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elaborative rehearsal

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what are mnemonic devices?

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mental strategies that aide in remembering information

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what are the four main types of mnemonic devices?

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  • simple
  • semantic
  • visual-based
  • complex
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the type of simple mnemonics where items are organized based on how they are related is:

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hierarchies

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the type of simple mnemonics where items are combined into larger units of meaning is:

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chunking

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  • non-interacting, non-bizarre
  • non-interacting, bizarre
  • interacting, non-bizarre
  • interacting, bizarre
    these are all forms of:
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visual-based mnemonics

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what is the best type of visual based mnemonics?

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interacting, bizarre

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what are the two types of semantic mnemonics?

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  • first-letter technique
  • narrative technique
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the complex mnemonic device where you link what you need to remember with a place that you know well (real or not) is:

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method of loci

54
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how we retain information over time

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storage

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the theory that memory can be represented as a network of associated concepts is:

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associative networks

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in an associative network, shorter lines mean _______ relationships

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stronger

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thinking about one concept will activate other related concepts. this is:

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associative networks

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the idea where exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention is:

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priming

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where is a single concept stored?

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a neural network

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a pattern or set of nodes that activate together is:

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neural network

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the process of transferring information from long term memory back into working memory is:

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retrieval

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what is the value of distinctness?

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things that stand out are more easily recalled

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a memory for the circumstances in which you first learned about a very surprising and emotionally arousing event is a:

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flashbulb memories

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true or false: flashbulb memories grow less accurate with the passage of time

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true

65
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stimuli that lead to activation of information stored in long term memory are:

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cues

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multiple cues lead to ________ retrieval

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better

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being shown a list of words without having to memorize things and then fill in the blanks using those words (implicit memory) is called:

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priming tasks

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retrieval can be increased by ___________ the conditions at retrieval to the conditions that existed at encoding

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matching

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what are the three ways to achieve matching?

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  • encoding specificity
  • state-dependent learning
  • transfer-appropriate processing
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learning information together with its context is:

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encoding specificity

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learning associated with a particular internal state:

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state-dependent learning

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memory performance is better if type of task at encoding matches type of task at retrieval, this is known as:

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transfer-appropriate processing

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what are the two reasons that people forget things?

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1) encoding failure
2) decay of memory trace

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  • lack of attention
  • lack of deep processing
    these are reasons for:
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encoding failure

75
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long-term physical trace in the nervous system fades away over time and with disuse is:

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decay of memory trace

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information forgotten because other items in long term memory impair ability of retrieve it is:

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interference theory

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past material interferes with recall of newer material is:

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proactive interference

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new information interferes with ability to recall older information is:

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retroactive interference

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what is repression?

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motivated forgetting

80
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why does repression occur?

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protects us by blocking the recall of anxiety-arousing memories

81
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impaired memory and other cognitive deficits that accompany brain degeneration and interfere with normal functioning is:

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dementia

82
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what is Alzheimer’s disease?

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severe retrograde and anterograde amnesia caused by dementia eating the brain

83
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where does Alzheimer’s disease spread?

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the frontal lobes and other cortical regions

84
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memory is a constructive process, meaning that humans piece together information intuitively, which means that memory can become:

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distorted

85
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the concept of memory distortion is important for eye witness testimony because:

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suggestive questioning can lead to inaccurate recall

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the hippocampus helps to consolidate _______________

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long-term declarative memories

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