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1
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Memory Network-

Connectionist – giant _________ :

A

web

2
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Connectionist – giant web:

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ – concept or idea
- Associative links – connections between concepts
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Nodes

3
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Connectionist – giant web:

- Nodes – concept or idea
- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ – connections between concepts
A

Associative links

4
Q

_________ : when a node is receiving strong input and ‘fires’

A

Activation

5
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_________ : point at which the node fires

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Response threshold

6
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Response threshold: point at which the node fires

-Activates itself and it’s –

A

neighbors

7
Q

Spreading Activation -

Has to reach threshold to _________ node

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activate

8
Q

One can think of memories like a web

The more embedded a memory is in the web, the more likely that it will _________ around

A

stick

9
Q

Improving memory is really better _________ your memories

A

organizing

10
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Retrieval Cues -

Can ‘see’ network activation process when someone is having trouble _________ information

A

recalling

11
Q

Semantic relationship between words primes people creating faster _________

A

reaction times

12
Q

Our knowledge about an event or situation influences our _________

A

‘memory’

13
Q

_________ -

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid ‘snapshots’ of the moment and circumstances in which surprising news was heard

A

Flashbulb Memories

14
Q

Flashbulb Memories -

While vivid, memories are often _________ (Neisser & Harsch, 1992)

A

inaccurate

15
Q

Why are Flashbulb Memories so Bad?

Often, we incorporate _________ experiences into our original memories

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later

16
Q

_________ memories are more likely to be implanted

A

Plausible

17
Q

Imagining memories are more likely to be _________

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implanted

18
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_________ : influence of receiving misinformation about a to-be-remembered event

A

Misinformation effect

19
Q

Cognitive interviews
-Place individuals in the same psychological state as they were during the to-be-remembered event and give several _________ cues in hopes of activating memory network

A

retrieval

20
Q

Arousal tends to be high during _________ events
- _________ enhances memory consolidation
traumatic memories tend to be better _________

A
  • traumatic
  • arousal
  • remembered
21
Q

_________ - even though you know there will be a change you still have a hard time finding it

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-Change blindness

22
Q

-Hit rate and false alarm rate are not _________ on each other - they are _________ of each other

A
  • dependent

- independent

23
Q

_________ - where you decide to say when something is noise vs the voice you want to hear

A

Bias

24
Q

_________ - measure of space in between peeks of Signal Detection Theory curves
-a measure of sensitivity

A

d prime

25
Q

a prime - same as d prime but on a more _________ scale

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manageable/understandable

26
Q

(a prime of yes/no = ____%)

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.5/50

27
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_________ Learning - Learning we use all the time, learning used while learning a new hobby or learning in school. Any learning where we are trying to learn or know that we are learning.

A

Explicit

28
Q

_________ Learning - (learning to drive first time)

A

Implicit

29
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Implicit Learning - (learning to drive first time)

  • Cant _________ the process easily (cant tell how to ride a bike easily)
  • _________ learning
A
  • verbalize

- Motor

30
Q

_________ - damage to one area, affects one area

A

Single Associations

31
Q

_________ - two areas of the brain with two independent roles - independent systems

A

Double associations

32
Q

Subcortical structures -

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - forming new memories
A

hippocampus

33
Q

Subcortical structures -

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_  - motor control
A

basal ganglia

34
Q

Subcortical structures -

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - sensory relay station
A

thalamus

35
Q

Subcortical structures -

- \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - emotion regulation
A

amygdala

36
Q

EEG - Benefits: faster response time ( _________ sensitivity)
Downside: Not very _________ , can only look at cortex - not deep into brain

A
  • temporal

- specific

37
Q

FMRI - Benefits: looks _________ into brain (structure and function), great spatial resolution

A

deep

38
Q

_________ - Alter electrical activity in brain

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TMS