Chapter 9 Second Half Too Early Flashcards
Recognition
A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on multiple choice test
Recall
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the blank test
Relearning
A memory measure that assesses the amount of tiny saved when learning material for a second time
Priming
The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
Pronounce s-h-o-p
Then what at greenlight
Déjà vu
That eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before” cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience
State-dependent memory
What we learn in one state, joyful, sad, drunk, is sometimes more easily recalled when in that state again
Mood-congruent memory
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood
Forgetting
An inability to retrieve information due to poor encoding, storage, or retrieval
Encoding failure
The inability to get information into storage
Storage decay
Poor durability of stored memories leads to their decay
Forgetting curve
Hermann Ebbjnghaus
Learned more lists of nonsense syllables and measured how much he retained when relearning each list, from 20 minutes to 30 days later
Famous for forgetting curve,,indicates much of what we learn may indeed be quickly forgotten
Retrieval failure
Although information is retained in memory store, it cannot be accessed
Tip of the tongue
Proactive, retroactive
Proactive interference
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
Retroactive interference
The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
Repression
In psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings and memories
