AOS 2 Psych -- Memory Flashcards
Memory
Processing, storage and retrieval of information acquired through learning
Atkinson-Shiffrin multi-store model of memory
A multi-store model that represents memory as consisting of 3 separate components
Sensory memory
Entry point for memory where new incoming sensory info is stored in it’s original, raw state for a very brief time
Type os sensory memory
Iconic memory – visual sensory memory (1/3 of a second)
Echoic memory – auditory sensory memory (3-4 seconds)
Short term memory
Is a store of memory that holds a limited amount of info that is consciously held/attended to and actively manipulated
Maintenance rehearsal
Repeating info being remembered vocally or sub-vocally
Elaborative rehearsal
Giving meaning to new info and making associations with other information already stored in the long-term memory
Long term memory
A store of memory in which a potentially unlimited amount of information is stored for a relatively permanent amount of time
Episodic memory
Autobiographical information about me
Semantic memory
Facts and knowledge of the world
Procedural memory
Skills and actions
Classically conditioned memory
conditioned fear response or reflex response
Explicit (declarative) memory
Consciously retrieved and stated
Implicit memory
Unconsciously or unintentionally recalled
Episodic memory
Experienced events e.g. Last class, 1st day of school
Semantic memory
Facts and knowledge of the world eg. Meaning of words, rules/formulas/concepts
Procedural memory
Knowledge of skills and actions e.g. Tyling shoe laces, how to type, playing a sport etc
Classically conditioned memory
Conditioned fear or reflex response
Hippocampus
Formation, encoding and consolidation of new long-term memories and their transfer to the cortex for storage. Does not permanently store these memories
Amygdala
Encoding, consolidation of the emotional component of implicit memories, especially emotionally arousing memories
Neocortex
Permanent storage of long term explicit memories
Neural networks are brought together, reconstruct and retrieve the memory into consciousness as a single integrated memory
Basal Ganglia
Encoding of implicit procedural memory
Responsible for the initiation of movement
Cerebellum
Encoding and storage of implicit procedural memories
Learning implicit CC responses which involve simple reflexes
Co-ordinates fine muscle movements, regulate posture and balance
