chapter 8 Flashcards
what are the 3 processes of memory
Encoding, storage, retrieving
_______ Is the process of putting information into memory
encoding
_______ Studied memory by memorizing lists of nonsense syllables
Ebbinghaus
what does the spacing effect have to do with how you should study for exams
You’re more likely to remember by studying over time, not right before
If we had to remember a list of words, why would it be easier for us to remember words like desk or lamp rather than freedom
We can picture them
why is it a good idea to have class notes organized in an outline
We encode info better if it’s organized
What is chunking and an example
Organizing info into smaller units for better memory
ex)phone number
What are the 3 compartments of memory storage
Sensory memory
Working memory
Long term memory
______ Memory is where info from the world, in its original sensory form, is held for only an instant
Sensory
_____ Memory is where information is that we are currently paying attention to, thinking about, or working with holds 7 +/-2 items for 15 sec
working
______ Memory is the compartment of memory storage that is essentially limitless in its capacity or duration
Long term
What is explicit memory
Can easily be put into words and requires conscious attention for recall
What is episodic memory
Memory for personal episodes
What is semantic memory
Memory for facts about the world
What is implicit memory
Cannot be easily put into words and does not require conscious attention for recall
What is procedural memory
Memory for how to do things
How are explicit memory and implicit memory neurologically different
implicit- goes through cerebellum
explicit- goes through hippocampus
Where in the brain are memories actually stored
No one place
how does the connectionist model represent memory
Views memory as spider web
According to the connectionist model of memory, memories arise from what
“nodes” of knowledge
During learning, there is an increase in the efficiency of neural communication. This increase in synaptic efficiency that occurs during learning is called ______ _______ ________
Long term potentiation
In what two ways does narrow communication become more efficient during LTP
The receiving neuron becomes more sensitive, more neurotransmitter is released
Neurologically speaking should emotional memories be remembered better or worse
Better, when Amygdala is active it boosts activity in the hippocampus
_____ Memories are memories of emotionally significant events that are usually vivid and accurate
flashbulb
