Flashcards in Chapter 9 Part 2 Deck (23):
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Iconic Memory
A visual sensory memory that lasts 1-2 secs.
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory pasting no more than a few tenths of a second
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Echoic memory
Auditory sensory memory that lasts 3-4 secs.
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3-4 seconds
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George Miller
Associated with short term memory
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Long-term potentiation
An increase in a synapses firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory
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Amnesia
The loss of memory
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Implicit memory
Retention independent of conscious recollection
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Explicit Memory
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"
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Hippocampus
A neural center that is located in the limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage
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Cerebellum
The brain region extending out from the rate of the brainstem-plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning
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Recognition
A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
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Recall
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
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Relearning
A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
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Priming
The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
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Deja vu
The eerie sense that "I've experienced this before." Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
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Mood-Congruent memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood
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Ebbinghaus
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Proactive Interference
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
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Retroactive Interference
The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
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Repression
The basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety- arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
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Freud
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Loftus
A psychologist, known specifically for her work with memory
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Misinformation effect
Incorporating misleading information into ones memory of an event
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