chapter 6 Flashcards
(13 cards)
give an example of a detailed long term memory.
anything past STM (past 30 or so seconds) on. Could be a memory from 10 minutes ago, such as walking to class, or a memory from 10 years ago in elementary school.
Describe how personal significance can make semantic memories easier to remember.
personal semantic memories are easier to remember because they are facts associated with personal experiences. for example. recall is better for names of people who had higher autobiographical significance. you are more likely to recall a singer you have seen in a concert rather than one you just read about in a magazine.
what is the relationship between classical conditioning and implicit memory.
conditioning is often linked to emotional reactions
what is the difference between procedural, semantic, and working
- Procedural: also called skill memory because it is memory for doing things that usually involve learned skills. Ex) tying your shoes or riding a bike
- Semantic: memory for facts
- Working: limited-capacity system for temporary storage and manipulation of info for complex tasks such as comprehension, learning, and reasoning. (Very similar to short-term memory)
what is the defining characteristics of implicit memory.
occurs when learning from experience is not accompanied by conscious remembering. Procedural memory, priming, and classical conditioning involve implicit memory
give an example of a semantic memory
Memory for facts, such as the name and location of a coffee shop
Distinguish episodic and semantic memory:
- Episodic: memory for specific personal experiences, involving mental time travel back in time to achieve a feeling of reliving the experience.
- Semantic: memory for facts.
When does priming occur?
-Priming occurs when the presentation of one stimulus (priming stimulus) changes the way a person responds to another stimulus (test stimulus).
What is repetition priming?
Repetition Priming occurs when the test stimulus is the same as or resembles the priming stimulus. Ex) seeing the word “cat” may cause you to respond more quickly to a later presentation of the word “cat”, even if you do not remember seeing the word before.
What is the function of the hippocampus?
the hippocampus is involved in maintaining novel information in memory during short delays. Plays a role in STM and LTM
Give an example of coding.
-seeing a person’s face and committing it to memory
What is episodic memory
-memory for specific personal experiences, involving mental time travel back in time to achieve a feeling of reliving the experience
Explicit vs. Implicit memories
Explicit- memories we are aware of
Implicit- memories we are not aware of
