Chapter 6.2 - Storage Flashcards
The process of maintaining information in memory over time is _________.
Storage
Sensory Memory holds sensory information for how long?
A few seconds or less.
________ Memory is a fast decaying store of visual information.
Iconic
________ Memory is a fast decaying store of auditory infomation.
Echoic
_________-____ Memory holds non-sensory information for mor than a few seconds but not for more than a minute.
Short-Term
________ is the way that you keep information in short term memory by repeating it.
Rehersal
Combining small pieces of information into larger clusters is called ________.
Chunking
Working _________ is the active maintenance of information in short term storage.
Memory
What is it called when Hippocampus becomes damaged and can no longer transfer Short Term Memory into Long Term? (Hint= A.A.)
Anterograde Amnesia
________ Amnesia is when someone can not retrieve information prior to a certain date of usually injury or surgery.
Retrograde
When memories become stable in the brain, this is known as __________.
Consolidation
_____________ Means that when memories are recalled they can become vulnerable to disruption which requires them to be consolidated again.
Reconsolidation
Why are the spaces between neurons so important to memory?
Cells that fire together, wire together… Memory requires the growth of connections between Neurons.
Where does Synaptic Strengthening occur?
The Hippocampus
Long Term Potentiation (LTP) is where ___________ across the synapse between neurons strengthens their connection.
Communication
