Chapter 9 Part 2 Flashcards
Echoic memory
Auditory sensory memory that lasts 3-4 secs.
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3-4 seconds
Iconic Memory
A visual sensory memory that lasts 1-2 secs.
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory pasting no more than a few tenths of a second
George Miller
Associated with short term memory
Long-term potentiation
An increase in a synapses firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory
Amnesia
The loss of memory
Implicit memory
Retention independent of conscious recollection
Explicit Memory
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare”
Hippocampus
A neural center that is located in the limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage
Cerebellum
The brain region extending out from the rate of the brainstem-plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning
Recognition
A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
Recall
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
Relearning
A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
Priming
The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
Deja vu
The eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before.” Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
Mood-Congruent memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood
