Chapter 7: Memory Flashcards
Memory
Capacity to retain and retrieve info and structures that account for capacity.
Case study of H.M
Not remembering new experiences after brain sugery
Memory is a reconstructive process
alter memories that they make sense of material
source misattribution
inability to distinguish what you experience from heard
Flashbulb memories
events held in memory
contabulation
confusion of event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you
recall
retrieve and reproduce from memory previously encountered matrial
recognition
ability to identify previously encountered material
implicit learning
unconscious retention in memory
priming
person reads and listens to info and is later tested to see effect performance
relearning method
measuring retention that compares the time requires to relearn material
parallel distributed processin
knowledge is represented as connections among thousands of interesting processing units
Sensory register
memory system that momentarily preserves extremely accurate images of sensory info
Short term memory
a limited capacity memory system involved in the retention of information for brief periods
chunk
meaningful unit of info that is composed of smaller units
working memory
complex form of short term memory : involves active mental process that control retrieval info from long term memory
long term memory
memory system involved in the long term storage of information
procedural memories
memories for performance of action or skills
declarative memories
memories of facts rules concepts and events
semantic memories
memories of general knowledge (facts, rules, concepts, propositions)