Myers textbook module 32 Flashcards
(12 cards)
Priming
The activation, often unconsciously, of a particular association in memory
Encoding specificity principal
The idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it
Serial position effect
Our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list because of the recency effect and primacy effect
Memory consolidation
The neural storage of long term memory
Semantic memory
Explicit memory of facts and general knowledge
Flashbulb memory
A clear sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
Long-term potentiation
An increase in a cell’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; a neural basis for learning and memory
Mood-congruent memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood
Episodic memory
Explicit memory of personal experiences events
Hippocampus
A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage
Recency effect
Recalling the last things on a list
Primacy effect
Remembering the first things on a list
