Chapter 14 - Memory Flashcards
Memory
ability to recall or recognize previous experiences
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NOT a unitary phenomenon
- permanent or erasable
- limited or unlimited in capacity
- conscious or unconscious
different brain regions underlie different memory types
Memory Classification Based on Conscious Awareness
Explicit vs. Implicit Memory
Explicit Memory
conscious memory for particular detail/event
Implicit Memory
memory that influences thoughts/behaviors unconsciously
Explicit Memory
→ (2) types
a) Semantic
b) Episodic
EXPLICIT Memory
a) Semantic
facts/knowledge
EXPLICIT Memory
b) Episodic
life events
- linked to time periods*
- personal role/involvement*
- emotional state*
Amnesia
refers to loss of explicit memories
Explicit Memory Impairments (2)
a) RETROGRADE Amnesia
b) ANTEROGRADE Amnesia
EXPLICIT MEMORY IMPAIRMENTS
a) RETROGRADE Amnesia
lack of explicit memories for info PRIOR to onset
mostly episodic, some semantic (with ↑ damage)
EXPLICIT MEMORY IMPAIRMENTS
b) ANTEROGRADE Amnesia
Inability to form new explicit memories after onset
experienced 1st in Alzheimers
Implicit Memory
(2) types
a) Procedural
b) Implicit (Nonprocedural)
IMPLICIT MEMORY
a) Procedural
how to do something
“muscle memory”
IMPLICIT MEMORY
b) Implicit (Nonprocedural)
* demonstrated by?
memory for fact/thing BUT not aware or able to access consciously
- demonstrated by relearning & priming tasks
