Chapter 9- Second half (memory) Flashcards
Echoic Memory
Auditory sensory memory that lasts for 3-4 seconds
Iconic Memory
Visual sensory memory that lasts for 1-2 seconds
George Miller
Discovered the magical number 7 (our short term memory typically only stores 7 digits or bits of info
Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)
An increase in synapses firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
Amnesia
The loss of memory
Implicit memory
Knowing/remembering a skill independent of conscious recollection
Explicit memory
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare” (declarative memory)
Hippocampus
Enduro center that is located in the limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage
Cerebellum
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
“Matching”
Recall
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
“Fill in the blank”
Relearning
A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second
Déjà vu
In Yeary sense of “I’ve experienced this before “cues from the current situation Mesa consciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
Priming
Activation, often unconscious,a substance that prepares something for use or action, in particular
Mood congruent memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad
State dependent memory
What we learned in one state is sometimes more easily recalled when we are again in that state
Ebbinghaus
Retention curve, rehearsal increases, learning time decreases
Proactive interface
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
Retroactive interference
The dispute effect of new learning on the recall of old information
Repression
The basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness and anxiety arousing thoughts feelings and memories
Loftus
A psychologists known specifically for her work with memory
Freud
Repression of memory
Missinformation effect
Incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event
Source amnesia
Attributing to the wrong source in the event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined (misattribution), at the heart of many false memories
