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1
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__________ refers to the process of putting new information into memory

A

encoding

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2
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infromation gained without any effort is the result of ____________

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automatic processing

*walking around on the street

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3
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active memorization is known as _____________

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controlled processing

*studying for the MCAT

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explain the different ways of encoding information:

visual
acoustic
elaborative
semantic

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visual = visualize information
acoustic = store information the way it sounds
elaborative = link to knowledge that is already in memory
semantic = put information into a meaningful context

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_______ encoding is the strongest and ________ encoding is the weakest

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semantic = strongest
visual = weakest

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we recall information best when we can put it into the context of our own lives called ____________

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self reference effect

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____________ is the repetition of a pieve of information to either keep it within working memory or to store it in short term / long term memory

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maintenance rehearsal

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___________ involves associating each item in a list with a location along a route through a building that has already been memorized

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method of loci

eggs = sitting on doorstep
milk = spilled in front hallway
butter = sitting in living room

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9
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explain the peg word system

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associates numbers with items that rhyme or resemble the numbers

1= sun
2 = shoe
3 = tree

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10
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___________ is a memory trick that involves taking individual elements of a large list and grouping them together in groups of elements with related meaning

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chunking

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_____________ memory preserves information in its original sensory form with high accuracy and lasts only a very short time

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sensory

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____________ and ___________ memory make up sensory memory

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iconic
echoic

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__________ memory = fast decaying memory of visual stimulation

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iconic

*iconic looks = visual

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_____________ memory = fast decaying memory of auditory stimulation

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echoic

*echoes = auditory

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what is the difference between a whole report vs half report?

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whole report = entire list of all information

half report = list information fro a particular row / column

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16
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_____________ is the number of items we can hold in our short tem memory at any given time

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memory capacity

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17
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memory capacity is limited to approximately ____________ items

usually stated as the __________ rule

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seven items

7 ± 2 rule

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18
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short term memory is housed primarily in the _________________

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hippocampus

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working memory is closely related to short term memory and is supported by the ____________

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hippocampus

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20
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in working memory, we are able to keep a few pieces of information in our consciousness simultaneously, which involves the __________ and __________ lobes

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parietal and frontal

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21
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____________ is the association of the information to knowledge already stored in long term memory

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elaborative

*you can learn new information by elaborating on what you already know

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22
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long term memory is primarily controlled by the __________, it will eventually be moved to the __________

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hippocampus
cerebral coretex

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23
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two types of long term memory

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  1. implicit
  2. explicit
24
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_______________ memory consists of our ksills, habits, and conditioned responses

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implicit

25
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____________ memory relates to our unconscious memory of the skills required to complete procedural tasks and priming

A

procedural

26
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explain the difference between positive and negative priming

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positive priming = exposure to the first stimulus improves processing of the second stimulus (decreased response time, decreased error rate)

nagetive priming = exposure to the first stimulus interferes processing of the second stimulus (increased response time, increased error rate)

27
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_____________ memory consists of those memories that require conscious recall

A

explicit

*i explicitly need to remember these

28
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explicit memory can be divided into ___________ and ____________

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episodic
semantic

29
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___________ memory refers to our recollection of life expeirences

A

episodic

*memories from episodes of my life

30
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__________ memory refers to ideas, concepts, or facts that we know, but are not tied to specific life experiences

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semantic

31
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_____________ is the name given to the process of demonstrating that comething that has been learned has been retained

A

retrieval

32
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explain the spacing effect

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the longer the amount of time between sessions of relearning, the greater the retention of the information later on

33
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what is a semnatic network?

A

concepts are linked together based onsimilar meaning

34
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___________ is where memory is aided by being in the physical location where encoding took place

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context effect

*taking a test in the same room where you learning the information

35
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explain source monitoring

A

determining the origin of memory

whether they are factual (real, accurate) or fictional (from a dream, novel, or movie)

36
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_____________ is a retrieval cue based on performing beter when in the same mental state as when the information was learned

A

state dependent memory

37
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explain the serial position effect

A

items position in the list affected the ability to recall

38
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T / F - individuals often have higher recall for items in the beginning and end of a list

A

true

*serial position effect
*primacy / recency effect

39
Q

___________ is a significant loss of memorized information

A

amnesia

40
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how is source amnesia different that amnesia?

A

amnesia = significant loss of memorized information

source amnesia = inability to remember where, when, or how one obtained information

41
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alzheimers disease is a degenerative brain disorder thought to be linked to a loss of ___________ in neurons that link to the hippocampus

A

acetylcholine

42
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memory loss in alzheimers disease tend to proceed in a ___________ fashion

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retrograde = loss of recent memories before distant memories

43
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____________ is an increase in dysfunction in the late afternoon / evening

A

sundowning

44
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korsakoffs syndrome is a form of memory loss cuased by __________ deficiency in the brain

A

thiamine

45
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symptoms of korsakoffs syndrome?

A

retrograde amnesia = loss of formed memories
anterograde amnesia = inability to form new memories
confabulation = fabricated memories

46
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___________ is the loss of the ability to recognize objects, people, or sounds

A

agnosia

47
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what is the difference between proactive interference and retroactive interference?

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proactive = old information interfering with new information (trouble recalling a new address because you are used to the old one)

retroactive = new information interfering with old information (trouble recalling previous student’s names because you learn a new set of student’s name each year)

48
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T / F - aging leads to significant memory loss

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false, this is not always true

49
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what is prospective memory?

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remembering to perform a task at some point in the future

*this may be aided by triggers, such as remembering to buy milk when walking by the grocery store

50
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___________ is the accurate recall of past events

A

reproductive memory

51
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______________ is a theory of memory recall in which cognitive processes such as imagination, semantic memory, and perception affect the act of remembering

A

reconstructive memory

52
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a memory that incorrectly recalls actual events or recalls events that never occurred is known as a ___________

A

false memory

53
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_____________ are repressed memories that can be brought back into our conscious mind either spontaneously or through psychotherapy

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recovered memories

54
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explain the misinformation effect

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where a persons recall of an event becomes lessaccurate due to the injection of outside information into the memory

55
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____________ refers to false memories that have included a false detail into a particular memory

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intrusion errors

*this differs from the misinformation effect because the false detail does not come from outside information

56
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____________ involves confusion between semantic and episodic memory = a perons remembers the details of an event, but confuses the context under which those details were gained

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source monitoring effect

*person hears a story from someone else, then later recalls that happening to themselves

57
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