Chapter 9 Part Two Flashcards
Recognition
A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
A multiple choice test
Recall
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve info learned earlier
Fill in the blank test
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
Memoryless memory - no explicit remembering
Déjà Vu
That eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before”
Cues form the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience - memory or dream
State-Dependent Memory
We remember best when we are in the same physiological sate we were in when we originally encoded it
Mood-Congruent Memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood
Ebbinghaus
Retention curve - ⬆ rehearsal =️ ⬇️ learning time
Proactive Interference
Forward acting
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new info
Retroactive Interference
Backward acting
The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info
Repression
Motivated forgetting
Basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety, arousing thoughts, feelings and memories
Sigmoid Freud
Freud
Repression and psychoactive behavior theory
Loftus
Known specifically with her work with memory - eye witness testimonies
Misinformation Effect
Incorporating misleading info into a memory of an event
Source Amnesia
Attributing the wrong source to an event we have experienced, heard about, imagined, or read about
