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Chapter 6: Memory Flashcards

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memory

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the ability to store and retrieve information over time

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encoding

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how does information get into memory

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storage

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the process of maintaining information in memory over time

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retrieval

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the process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored

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semantic encoding

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the process of relating new information in a meaningful way to knowledge that is already stored in memory; done by left hemisphere of frontal lobe

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visual imagery encoding

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the process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures; done by occipital cortex

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organizational encoding

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the process of categorizing information according to the relationships among a series of items
- in frontal lobe

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sensory memory

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a memory of sensory events

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iconic memory

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visual sensory memory that lasts for a half a second

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Echoic memory

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a fast-decaying store of auditory information that lasts for a few seconds

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short term memory

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a type of storage that holds nonsensory information for more than a few seconds but less than a minute

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rehearsal

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the process of keeping information in short-term memory by mentally repeating it

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chunking

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combining small pieces of information into larger clusters or chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory

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working memory

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active maintenance of information in short-term storage

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long term memory

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a type of storage that holds information for hours, days, weeks, or years

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anterograde amnesia

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a disorder that prevents the retention of new information

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retrograde amnesia

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the loss of memories of past events

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consolidation

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the process by which memories become stable in the brain

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reconsolidation

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the process where memories can become vulnerable to disruption when they are recalled, thus requiring them to be consolidated again

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long-term potentiation

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a process whereby communication across the synapse between neurons strengthens the connection, making further communication easier

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retrieval cue

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external information that is associated with stored information and helps bring it to mind

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encoding specificity principle

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states that a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which information was initially encoded

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State-dependent memory

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the process whereby information tends to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval

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transfer-appropriate processing

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the idea that memory is likely to transfer from one situation to another when the encoding and retrieval contexts of the situations match

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Retrieval-induced forgetting
a process by which retrieving an item from long-term memory impairs subsequent recall of related items
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Explicit/declarative memory
when people consciously or intentionally retrieve past experiences
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Implicit memory
nonconscious memories, memories the influence behavior without our awareness
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procedural memory
the gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice, or “knowing how” to do things
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priming
an enhanced ability to think of a stimulus, such as a word or object, as a result of a recent exposure to the stimulus during an earlier study task
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semantic memory
a network of associated facts and concepts that make up our general knowledge of the world (facts)
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episodic memory
the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place (personal experiences)
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seven sins of memory
transience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory misattribution, suggestibility, bias, persistence
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transience/decay theory
forgetting what occurs with the passage of time
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retroactive interference
new memories interfere with old
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Proactive interference
old memories interfere with new
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absentmindedness (Encoding failure theory)
information never made it into memory
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prospective memory
remembering to do things in the future
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blocking
a failure to retrieve information that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it (tip of tongue phenomenon)
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memory misattribution
assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source
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source memory
recall of when, where, and how information was acquired
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suggestibility
the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections
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bias
the distorting influences of present knowledge, beliefs, and feelings on recollection of previous experiences
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persistence
the intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget
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flashbulb memories
detailed recollections of when and where we heard about shocking events - not any more accurate than regular memories
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what is the relationship between the hippocampus and memory?
the hippocampus consolidates memories
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Atkinson and Shiffrin
proposed information processing model
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what makes up the information processing model
sensory memory, short term memory/working memory, long term memory
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memory span
the number of digits an individual can report after a single presentation
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Craik & Lockhart
proposes levels of processing theory of memory
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elaborative rehearsal
the extensiveness of processing at a given level of memory
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Craik & Lockhart
said people will be better at retrieving memories if they form more associations with the material during learning
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Bradeley's working memory model
phonological loop, visuospatial scratchpad. central executive
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primary effect
first piece of information will be remembered
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Recency effect
we are more likely to remember information that has been given to us more recently
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serial position effect
the tendency to remember the first and last work of a series
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context dependent memory
the environment in which you learn information can serve as retrieval queue
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inference
competition among related memories
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cue dependent theory
we don’t have the cues necessary for retrieval
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schemas
mental frameworks representing our knowledge and assumptions about the world
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what distorts our memory?
bias, misattribution, suggestibility
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amnesia
the loss of memory
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hippocampus and memory
consolidation, inability to store new memories childhood amnesia (only remembering at 3 years old)
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frontal cortex
associating fact to context
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basal ganglia
procedural memory (how to do things)
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cerebellum
classical conditioning
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what is the most important neurotransmitter for memory
acetylcholine
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Sperling
Created test of iconic memory
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maintenance rehearsal
the conscious repetition of information that increases the time it stays in working memory
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HM case study
removed hippocampus which caused HM to not remember new things that happened to him
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Elizabeth Loftus case study
false memory syndrome - the human memory is highly susceptible to suggestion
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retrieval failure
repression of memories
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when is the best time to study?
an hour before going to bed
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which brain structure is involved with the formation of explicit memories?
amygdala
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Those who seem to be memory whizzes tend to use ________ to aid memory
mnemonics
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what are the three types of encoding processes?
semantic encoding, visual imagery encoding, and organizational encoding
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Which of the following brain structures is involved in the formation of explicit memories
frontal lobe
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Short-term memory is slightly better remembering...?
random digits than for random letters

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