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Memory

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the retention of information or experience over time as the result of three key processes, encoding, storage, and retrieval

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encoding

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first step of memory
-process by which information gets into memory storage

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does it take effort to encode

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yes

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divided attention

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concentrating on more than one activity at the same time

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sustained attention

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-vigilance
-the ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time

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levels of processing

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a continuum of memory processing from shallow to intermediate to deep,
-deeper processing = the better the memory

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shallow level processing

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nothing but physical features

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intermediate level processing

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gives a stimulus a label (reading the word ‘mom’ )

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deepest level processing

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thinking about the meaning of a stimulus
-what something means to you

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elaboration

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the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding

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self-reference

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relating material to your own experience

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storage

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the retention of information over time and how this information is represented in memory

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atkinson-shiffrin theory

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theory stating that memory storage involves three seperate systems, sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory

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sensory memory

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memory system that involves holding information from the world in its original sensory form for only an instant

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echoic memory

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refers to auditory sensory memory and it is retained for up to several seconds

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iconic memory

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visual sensory memory, only retained for about a 1/4 of a second

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short-term memory

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limited-capacity memory system in which information is usually retained for only as long as 30 sec. unless the individual uses strategies to retain it longer

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memory span

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refers to the number of digits an individual can report back, in order, after a single presentation of them

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chunking

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involves grouping or packing information that exceeds the 7+or- 2 memory span into higher and order units that can be remembered as single units

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rehersal

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the conscious repeitiion of information
-doesnt work for retention of long-term

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working memory

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includes short-term memory and attention, that allow individuals to hold information temporarily as they complete tasks
-work bench essentially

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the phonological loop

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specialized to briefly store speech-based information about the sounds of language

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the visuo-spatial sketch pad

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stores visual and spatial information, including visual imagery
-limited capacity

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the central executive

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integrates information not only from the phonological loop and the visuo-spatial sketchpad, but also from long-term memory

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long-term memory
a relatively permanent type of memory that stores huge amounts of information for a long period of time
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explicit memory
the conscious recollection of information, such as specific facts or events and, at least in humans, information that can be verbally communicated
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episodic memory
the retention of information about the where, when, and what of life's happening -ex. your first date, what you ate for breakfast this morning
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sematic memory
a person's knowledge about the world, including his or her areas of expertise or general knowledge -knowledge of chess, geometry, Lady Gaga
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implicit memory
memory in which behavior is affected by prior experience without a conscious recollection of that experience -ex. skills to play tennis, or go snowboarding
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3 parts of implicit memory
1. procedural memory 2. priming 3. classical condition
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2 parts of explicit memory
1. episodic memory 2. semantic memory
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procedural memory
memory for skills -ex. typing you know where the keys are without having to think hard about it
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priming
the activation of information that people already have in storage to help them remember new information better and faster
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classical conditioning
involves automatic learning of association between stimuli, so that one can evoke the same response as the other -liking the person sitting next to you because they are around you when you feel good
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schema
preexisting mental concept that helps people to organize and interpret information -influences encoding
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script
schema for an event -the details of what is happening -helps to organize in storage to make retrieval easier
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connectionism or (PDP)
the theory that memory is stored throughout the brain in connections among neurons, several of which may work together to process a single memory
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frontal lobes
(episodic)
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amygdala
(emotional memories)
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temporal lobes
(explicit memory and priming)
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hippocampus
(explicit memory and priming)
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cerebellum
(implicit memory)
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retrieval
the memory process that occurs when information that was retained in memory comes our of storage
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serial position effect
the tendency to recall the items at the beginning and end of a list more readily than the middle
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primacy effect
refers to better recall for items at the beginning of a list
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recency effect
refers to better recall for items at the end of a list
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recall
a memory task in which an individual has to retrieve previously learned information
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recognition
memory task in which the individual only has to identify learned items -ex. multiple choice test
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encoding specifity principle
states that information present at the time of encoding or learning tends to be effective as a retrieval cue - ex. not recognizing a teacher outside of the classroom
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context-dependent memory
people remember better when they attempt to recall information in the same context in which they learned it
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false memories
occur when people remember something that never actually happened
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auto-biographical memories
-memories about your life -contains 3 levels -1 being the largest with years and decades
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reminiscense bump
the effect that adults remember more events from the second and third decades of life than from other decades (early 20 to 30s)
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general events
such as trip you took with your friends from highschool
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event-specifc knowledge
such as first time jet skiing on the post graduation trip
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flashbulb memory
memory of emotionally significant events , vivid -when child was born, 9/11
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repression
defense mechanism by which a person is so traumatized by an event that they forget it and then forget the act of forgetting it
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motivated forgetting
forgetting that occurs when something is so painful or anxiety-laden that remembering is intolerable
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discovered memories
idea developed by psychologist Johnathan Schooler, states that recovered memories are this because regardless of their accuracy, individuals do experience them as real
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encoding failure
occurs when information was never entered into long-term memory
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interference theory
people forget not because memories are lost from storage but because other information gets in the way of what they want to remember
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proactive interference
old information interfere with new information
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retroactive interference
new information interferes with the old information
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decay theory
states that when an individual learns something new, a neurochemical memory trace forms, but over time this trace disintegrates -passage of time = forgetting
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retrospective memory
remembering information from the past
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prospective memory
remembering information about doing something in the future, includes memory for intention -your intentions and rembering having those intentions
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time-based prospective memory
our intention to engage in a give behavior after a specified amoutn of time has gone by
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event-based prospective memory
we enages in intended behavior when some external event or cue elicits it
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amnesia
the loss of memory
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anterograde amnesia
a memory disorder that affects the retention of new information
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retrograde amnesia
memory loss for a segment of the past buy not for new events

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