CH3.1 and 3.2 Memory and Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Flashcards
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sensory memory includes iconic and echoic memory–what are they
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Iconic memory is the visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information. It is a component of the visual memory system which also includes visual short-term memory and long-term memory.
echoic memory - hearing based
decays quickly
2
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semantic encoding
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interconnection between sensory memory and short term working memory
3
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retrieval
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moving memory from long term to short term
4
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retroactive interference
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learning new info can make it hard to learn older info
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proactive interference
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harder to learn info bc of previous preconcieved notion
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