attention and memory Flashcards
autobiographical memory
remembering information and events from our own life.
source memory
ability to remember traumatic or unexpected events
false memory
remembering items or events that did not occur
cognitive reserve
specific factors help preserve memory
external aids
rely on environmental sources, ex. notebooks or calendars
internal aids
rely on mental processes, ex. imagery
Information-processing model
When we have information coming from the outside (sensory memory)
age-related slowing
takes about 1.4 to 1.7 times as long to carry out cognitive processing
Attention
ability to focus selectively on a stimulus, sustaining that focus, and shift it at will.
selective attention
the ability to attend to reve
short-term/working memory
“workbench” of currently active information. Includes tasks that combine storage and manipulation.
episodic memory
recollection of specific events
semantic memory
acquired world knowledge
what is the order of age-related declines?
recall>remember>know
what are the multiple functions of autobiographical memory?
directive function (guide behavior), self-function (sense of self), and social function)
reminiscence bump
number of recalled memories peaks in early adulthood
flashbulb memories
loss of a significant other/family member, associated with personally significant positive or negative event. it’s vivid, detailed and long-lasting
perspective memory
remembering to perform a planned action in the future
