Learning and Memory Flashcards
Sensory Memory
Very Detailed and Precise memory
Less than 1 second recall.
Iconic Sensory Memory
Visual Sensory Memory
Echoic Sensory Memory
Auditory Sensory Memory
Short-Term Memory
About 30 seconds.
Payed Attention.
Where is Short-Term Memory stored?
Hippocampus
Whole-Report
Asking to recite EVERYTHING shown
Partial-Report
Asking to recite SOME of what was shown
Working Memory
SHORT-TERM Memory we use to MANIPULATE.
ex. MATH
Where is WORKING MEMORY supported
Hippocampus
Long-Term Memory
- Needs REHEARSAL
2. Hippocampus—->Cerebral Cortex
Implicit Memory
UNCONSCIOUS Long-Term Memory
Explicit Memory
CONSCIOUS Long-Term Memory
Declarative Memory
Facts AND Events
Episodic Memory
Experiences and Events
Semantic Memory
Facts and Concepts
Spacing Effect
Long amounts of time between sessions of RELEARNING will increase retention.
Semantic Network
Brain organizes concepts based on similar meaning
Spreading Activation
Activation of peripheral concepts near the one primarily stimulated in he semantic network.
Priming
Retrieval by sowing a word CLOSE-TO the desired word.
Context Effect
SAME PLACE = BETTER MEMORY
Serial Position Effect
Place of items = better remembering
- Primacy
- Recency
State-Dependent Memory
Memory based on MENTAL STATE
Sundowning
Increased Dysfunction function for Alzheimer’s Patients at evening.
Dementia
Loss of Cognitive Function
