chapt. 7 Flashcards

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1
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what is memory

A

a collection of several systems that store info in different forms for various times

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atkinson-shiffron model

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3 memory stores, long/short-term for various

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control processes

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shifts from one memory store to another

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attention

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selects what info is passed to STM

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encoding

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storing sensory info in LTM

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retrieval

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brings info from LTM to STM

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sensory memory

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memory store accurately holds awareness info for a brief moment

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iconic memory

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visual form of sensory memory

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echoic memory

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auditory form of sensory memory, held longer

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STM

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limited capacity/duration of memory

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chunking

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organizing smaller bits of info into larger meaningful chunks

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LTM

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holds info for a long time

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tip of the tongue phenomenon

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retrieve similar sounding words, but not actual word

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serial position effect

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remembering first and last items of a list

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proactive interference

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first info learned overshadows older memories

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retroactive interference

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most recent info overshadows older memories

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rehearsal

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repeating info

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working memory

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STM remembers combo of components temporarily storing small bits of info at a time

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phonological loop

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storage component of working memory, relies on rehearsal, stores small bits of info at a time

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20
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word-length effect

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people remember 1 syllable words

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visuospatial sketchpad

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storage component that keeps you aware of your surroundings/objects

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22
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feature binding

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combines visual features into single unit

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episodic buffer

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working memory combines images nad sounds into story-like episodes

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central executive

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control centre of working memory, coordinates attention, exchanges info between three storage components

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25
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declaritive LTM

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consciously aware of things we can declare

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nondeclaritive

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actions/behaviours we remember without awareness

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episodic memories

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“I did this”, personal experiences

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sematic memories

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facts about the world

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procedural memory

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muscle memory

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long-term potentiation

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increase of transmission of neural signals between nerve cells firing together

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consolidation

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converts short-term memories to long-term

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amnesia

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loss of at least 1 memory form

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anterograde amnesia

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inabaility to form new memories

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memory storage

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time/manner in which info is retrieved between encoding and retrieval

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reconsolidation

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hippocampus modifies/updates/strengthens existing memories

36
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cross-cortical storage

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LT declaritive memories form networks in different regions of the cortex

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retrograde amnesia

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memory for events before trauma is lost

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maintenance rehearsal

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prolonging exposure to info through repetition

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elaborative rehearsal

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thinking about its meaning, studying

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shallow processes

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sound/spelling of the word

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deep processes

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thinking about the meaning

42
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self-reference effect

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thinking how the info is meaningful to you

43
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recognition

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identifying stimulus

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encoding specificity principle

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retrieval most effective when conditions of encoding/retrieval are the same

45
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context-dependent

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characteristics of environment serves as clues

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state-dependant memory

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retrieval more effective when internal state matches encoding state

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mood dependant

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retrieval more effective when mood matches encoding mood

48
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emotional memories

A

recalled more

49
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flashbulb memory

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vivid memory of event about how you learned about the event

50
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forgetting curve

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rate of forgetting slows down, until you don’t forget anymore

51
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mnemonic

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technique to remember

52
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method of loci

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mnemonic connecting words to be remembered to locations

53
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acronym

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letters represent initials of phrase

54
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first-letter techniques

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first letters spell word to form a sentence

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dual-coding

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combining two perceptions, like visual and sound to LTM

56
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desirable difficulties

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techniques make studying slower and more effort, but better for overall memory

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testing effect

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practice tests before exam

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cognitive offloading

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use of action/device to reduce cognitive demands by given task

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schemas

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organized clusters of memories that reflect someone’s knowledge or beliefs about something

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constructive memory

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we first recall generalized schema then add details later

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infantile amnesia

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no memories before 3 years old

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false memory

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incorrect recall

63
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misinformation effect

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info affects memories

64
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source memory

A

where/how memory was acquired

65
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imagination inflation

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increase confidence of false memory followed by repeated imagination of event

66
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guided imagery

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helps people recover details of events by imagining

67
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DRM procedure

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participants study highly related words called semantic associates

68
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recovered memory

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recovered after blocking out from traumatic event