Chapter 6 Flashcards
what are the kinds of implicit memory?
procedural memory: The gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice or knowing how to do things. Priming: enhanced identification of objects and words
storage:
process of maintain memory over time.
state dependent retrieval:
is the process whereby information tends to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval like happy or sad.
anterograde amnesia:
cannot consolidate new memories.
what are the two kinds of intereference?
- retroactive interference: recently learned info disrupts ability to remember past info 2. Proactive interference: previously learned info disrupts ability to remember new info.
we rely on what kind of memory to imagine our future?
episodic
semantic encoding:
is the process of relating new information in a meaningful way to access knowledge that is already stored in memory.
retrieval induced forgetting:
is a process by which retrieving an item from long term memory impairs subsequent recall of related items.
Primary effect:
the tendency to remember intial information
what is the number of chunks of information we can remember?
7+- 2
retrieval cue:
external information that is associated with stored information and helps bring it to mind.
what are the two kinds of long term memory?
explicit: with conscious mind Implicit: without conscious mind
working memory:
which refers to active maintenance of information in short term storage.
Retrieval:
process of accessing stored information
what are the two kinds of priming?
perceptual priming: which reflect implicit memory for the sensory feature of an item. Conceptual priming: which reflect implicit memory for the meaning of a word or how you would use an object.
what are the two kinds of explicity memory?
semantic memory: facts and general knowledge Episodic memory: personally experienced events
what are the three key functions of memory:
- Encoding 2. Storage 3. Retrieval
Visual imagery encoding:
the process of storing new information by converting it into mental picture.
information can be held in the short term memory store for about how long?
15-20 seconds
Encoding:
Process by which we transform what we perceive, think, feel etc. into a memory.
consolidation:
transfer of information from shor to long term memory.
retrograde amnesia:
can’t remember past memories
Long term memory:
is a type of storage that holds information for hours, days, weeks or years.
Serial position effect:
which refers to the observations that the first few and last few times in a series are more likely to be recalled than the items in the middle.