chapter 6 Flashcards
encoding
process of transforming information into an enduring memory
storage
process of maintaining info in memory over time
retrieval
process of bringing to mind previously encoded and stored info
semantic encoding
process of relating information to semantic knowledge
visual imagery encoding
process of storing new info by converting it into mental pictures
organizational encoding
process of organizing info into smaller categories
sensory memory
type of storage that holds sensory info for few seconds or less
iconic memory
fast decaying store of visual memory, begins after 1 second
echoic memory
fast decaying store of auditory info, begins after 5 seconds
short-term memory
type of memory that holds non-sensory info for more than few seconds but less than a minute, relies on frontal lobe
types of long term memory
implicit and explicit memory
implicit (non declarative) memory
influences of past experiences on behavior without conscious effort to remember
explicit (declarative) memory
consciously retrieving past experiences - healthy hippocampus required
procedural memory (type of implicit
gradual possession of skills as a result of practice
priming memory(type of implicit)
enhanced ability to think of a stimulus as a result of previous exposure to stimulus
episodic memory
memory of personal experience at a particular time and place
semantic memory
general world knowledge (no memory of when it was learned)
Anterograde amnesia
memory of events after hippocampal injury are impaired
retrograde amnesia
memory of events before traumatic brain injury are impaired
what is procedural memory supported by?
basal ganglia and cerebellum- not hippocampus
what is priming memory supported by?
sensory areas throughout the neocortex
Sins of omission (forgetting)
transience, absentmindedness, blocking
sins of commission (false memories)
misattribution, suggestibility, bias
persistence
intrusive recollection of events we wish we could forget
flashbulb memories
vivid memories of learning about shocking events
