Chapter 7- Forgetting And Memory Flashcards
Forgetting can occur at any of the three stages –
Sensory, short-term, long-term
How long does info last in your short-term memory unless it’s transferred to the long-term?
10-12 seconds
What is recognition?
Involves identifying objects or events that have been encountered before
What is the easiest memory task?
Recognition
What are the three memory tasks?
- Recognition
- Recall
- Relearning
What is the 2nd memory task?
Recall
Recall definition.
To “bring it back to mind”
How many items can be kept in a person’s short-term memory?
7
What is the 3rd memory task?
Relearning
Information can be learned again much quicker and easily when relearned
True
What 2 main things cause forgetting?
Interference and decay
Define interference.
When new information shoves aside or disrupts what has been placed in memory
Define decay.
The fading away of memory
What happens when memory loss occurs in the long-term memory?
Something that has been stored can not be retrieved
Frued’s belief with forgetting
Some memories may be too painful or unpleasant and make us feel anxiety or shame and push them out of our consciousness
What is caused by repression?
Dissociate amnesia
Define amnesia
Severe memory loss caused by brain injury, shock, fatigue, illness, or repression
Define dissociative amnesia
Caused by psychological trauma- extremely upsetting experience
Define infantile amnesia
Forgetting of things before the age of 3; people may remember being told about memory + create new one
Define anterograde amnesia
Memory loss from trauma that prevents a person from forming new memories
Define Retrograde Amnesia
People forget the period of time leading up to a traumatic event
Drill and practice involves:
Going over the information over and over again
_______ is a good way to transfer information to each stage of memory
Repetition
Relate to things you already know:
Requires deeper thought about the new info + elaborative rehearsal
