Memory Flashcards

1
Q

sensory memory lasts ___

A

a few seconds

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2
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two types of sensory memory

A

iconic, echoic

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3
Q

_______ is capable of storing a great deal of information for a short period of time

A

sensory memory

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4
Q

duration of short term memory

A

30 seconds

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5
Q

encoding of short term memory is believed to be primarily ____

A

acoustic

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6
Q

two types of short term memory

A

primary memory (passive memory storage); working memory

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7
Q

primary memory

A

9 units (7 +/- 2); ability to hold more information if chunked

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8
Q

working memory

A

manipulation and processing of information

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9
Q

information is more likely to be transferred to LTM with ____ than ____

A

elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal

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10
Q

encoding to LTM is largely ____

A

semantic, with some info encoded visually or acoustically

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11
Q

LTM consists of ___ memory and ____ memory

A

secondary (recent); remote (distant)

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12
Q

procedural memory is also known as

A

implicit memory

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13
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brain structures involved in implicit memory

A

basal ganglia, cerebellum

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14
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implicit memory

A

stores info about how to do things; acquired through observation/practice; difficult to forget

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15
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Two types of declarative memories

A

semantic and episodic

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16
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declarative memories are also known as

A

explicit

17
Q

explicit memory

A

mediates the acquisition of facts; requires conscious recollection

18
Q

brain structures involved in explicit memory

A

hippocampus, frontal lobes

19
Q

semantic memory

A

language; common sense; rules/logical inference

20
Q

episodic memory

A

autobiographical; events

21
Q

____ memory is affected more by normal aging than ____ or ____

A

episodic is affected more than semantic or procedural

22
Q

prospective memory

A

capacity to remember to do things in the future