Unit 2 Topic 2.5 - Storing Memories

Question 1

Maintenance Rehearsal

Answer 1

A process of repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about information to keep it in SHORT TERM memory longer
Ex: repeating a number to not forget it

Question 2

Elaborative Rehearsal

Answer 2

A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the information and connecting it to existing knowledge, which aids LONG TERM retention
Ex: trying to remember someone’s name and you might think of five other things one knows about people with that certain name

Question 3

Autobiographical Memory

Answer 3

Memory for events and experiences from an individual’s life, often deeply tied to personal meaning and emotions
Ex: remembering the school you went to

Question 4

RETROgrade Amnesia

Answer 4

A loss of memory for events that occurred before an injury or the onset of a condition. Some may not remember their PAST but can still form NEW memories. Damage to some part of CORTEX.

Question 5

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 5

The inability to form new memories following an injury or an event while LONG TERM memories from the past remain intact. Trouble forming NEW memories. Damaged HIPPOCAMPUS

Question 6

Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 6

A progressive neurological disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and changes in behavior.

Question 7

Infantile Amnesia

Answer 7

“Childhood Amnesia” the commonly experienced inability to recall events from early childhood

Causes
1. Cognitive abilities necessary for encoding events for long term have not developed
2. Parts of brains responsible for remembering personal events have not yet matured