Memory Flashcards

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Memory to do a future action at a certain time.

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Prospective Memory

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The inability to retrieve episodic memories before about 3-4 years old.

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Infantile Amnesia

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A sensory memory involving the brief auditory storage of information.

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Echoic Memory

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Model of memory consisting of sensory, short-term & long-term memories.

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Multi-Store Model

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Unconscious encoding of secondary information (space, time, & frequency).

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Automatic Processing

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Basic level based on the structure or appearance of words.

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Shallow Encoding

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A type of explicit memory involving knowledge of facts.

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Semantic Memory

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Describes short-term memory processed. involves the central executive, phonological loop, & visuospatial sketchpad.

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Working Memory Model

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Memory technique involving thinking
deeper processing of the encoded item.

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Elabortative Rehearsal

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Short-term memories are transformed into stable, long-term memories.

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Memory Consolidation

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Retrieving information learned earlier without the aid of or external cues.
-Retrieving information from memory.

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Recall

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10
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Creating associations between new
information & something already encoded.

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Mnemonic Devices

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The tendency to remember the first items in a list best.

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Primacy Effect

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Explicit memory involving specific situations - experiences.

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Episodic Memory

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Imagining an event that never happened increases confidence that the event actually occurred.

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Imagination Inflation

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14
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The meaning of the words or their connection with other memories.

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Deep Encoding

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15
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Newer memories block the recall of older
information.

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Retroactice Interference

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16
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Inability to form new memories after the
onset of amnesia.

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Anterograde Amnesia

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Older memories hinder the recall of newer information.

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Proactive Interference

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18
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General concept of memory of specific facts
& experiences.

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Explicit Memory

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19
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Amnesia about how previously learned
information was acquired, but keeping the factual knowledge.

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Source Amnesia

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20
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Enhanced memory due to testing it, rather than simply rereading, information.

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Testing Effect

21
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Encoding that requires attention & conscious effort.

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Effortful Processing

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Process of accessing & bringing stored information into
attention.

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A graph showing retention & forgetting overtime.
Forgetting Curve
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When a person’s recall of a memory is less accurate because of information received after the event.
Misinformation Effect
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The continuous storage of information, which is theoretically unlimited.
Long-Term Memory
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The tendency to remember the last items in a list best.
Recency Effect
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Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.
Encoding
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Short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories. Occurs during sleep.
Memory Consolidation
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Recall the first & last items in a list better than the middle items.
Serial Position Effect
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Identifying previously learned information with the help of external cues.
Recognition
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A memory device associating items to be remembered with specific physical locations.
Method of Loci
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Part of working memory that handles verbal & auditory information.
Phonological Loop
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Part of working memory that directs & coordinates the working memory.
Central Executive
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Short-term memory, it involves information currently in use.
Primary Memory System
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Influences behavior without awareness, such as skills & conditioned responses.
Implicit Memory
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A sensory memory involving the brief visual storage of information.
Iconic Memory
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Brief storage of sensory information, lasting only a few seconds.
Sensory Memory
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Loss of memory for events that occurred before the onset of amnesia.
Retrograde Amnesia
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Part of working memory that handles visual & spatial information.
Visuospatial Sketchpad
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“Cramming” studying for long periods, without interruption.
Mass Practice
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Using general knowledge & experiences to fill in gaps & create a complete memory of an event.
Constructive Memory
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A psychodynamic defense mechanism that ‘forgets’ anxiety-arousing memories.
Repression
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The depth of processing (shallow/ deep) affects how well information is remembered.
Levels of Processing Memory
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When you can’t recall something even though you know it & it’s just out of reach.
Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon
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Type of implicit memory involving motor skills & behaviors. - Muscle memory (riding a bike).
Procedural Memory
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Repeating information over & over to keep it in short-term memory.
Maintenance Rehearsal
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Inability to recall specific information because of insufficient encoding.
Encoding Failure
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Spreading out study activities over time.
Distributed Practice
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A memory device of placing large items into manageable blocks.
Chunking
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Process of maintaining information in memory over time.
Storage
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Increased recall of items leads to neural changes and gets closer & increased speed of recall.
Long-Term Potentiation
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