2.5 Reading Quiz Flashcards
Semantic memories
explicit memory of facts and general knowledge;
Episodic memories
explicit memory of personally experienced events;
Prefrontal cortex
planning, decision making, working memory processing
Hippocampus
helps process explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events
Memory consolidation
the neural storage of a long-term memory.
Which parts of your brain process explicit memories?
hippocampus and frontal lobes
Which parts of your brain process implicit memories?
The Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
The cerebellum
plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning + REFELXES
The basal ganglia
involved in motor movement, facilitate formation of our procedural memories for skills
infantile amnesia
the inability of adults to recollect early episodic memories
flashbulb memory
a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.