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chapter 7: memory Flashcards

1
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the atkinson model

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sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory

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2
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control processes

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shift info from one memory to another

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3
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encoding

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store info to LTM

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4
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retrieval

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bring info from LTM to STM

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5
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sensory memory

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holds info for a brief moment of time

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6
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echoic

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sound memory

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7
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iconic

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the picture image memory

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8
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chunking

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spread info apart and organize in small units

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9
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mnemonics

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improving and assisting memory

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10
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hierarchies

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organize into broad categories

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11
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serial position effect

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recall first and last few words. primary and recency

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12
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proactive interference

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first info learnt occupies memory, leaving no space for recent memories

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13
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retroactive interference

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recently learnt takes over old memory

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14
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phonological loop

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storage of working memory that are more numbers and words

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15
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visuospatial sketchpad

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working memory of visual images

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16
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feature binding

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mixing picture images into one

17
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episodic buffer

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combining images and sounds into story like episodes

18
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central executive

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like a traffic cop who directs working memory to coordinate

19
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LTM declarative

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semantic: facts in our world
episodic: personal memories (verbalized) explicit

20
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LTM: nondeclarative

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procedural: muscle memory
conditioning: classical conditioning (actions) implicit

21
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consolidation

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moving STM to LTM in brain

22
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long term potentation

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increase connectivity and transmission of neural signal between nerve cells

23
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cellular consolidation

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when ltp is longer so make changes more permanent

24
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reconsolidation

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hippocampus strengthens, and modify LTM

25
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cross-cortical storage

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LTM spread out through cortex of brain

26
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retrograde amnesia

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impaired ability to remember events

27
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anterograde amnesia

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impaired ability to make new memory

28
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maintenance rehearsal

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remembering info by repeating it

29
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elaborative rehearsal

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learn by just thinking about the meaning

30
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shallow processing

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properties of spelling and sound

31
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deep processing

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meaning or function

32
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the schema

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clusters of memory that has one’s knowledge about events, objects and ideas

33
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construct memory

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recall generalized schema then add specific details

34
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infantile amnesia

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inability to remember before age of 3

Psychology Test 2 (6 decks)

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