Class 4 Flashcards
long-term memory
type of storage that holds information for hours, days, weeks, or years
anterograde amnesia
inability to transfer new information from the short-term store into the long-term store
retrograde amnesia
inability to retrieve information that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an injury or surgery
consolidation
process by which memories become stable in the brain
reconsolidation
process whereby memories can become vulnerable to disruption when they are recalled, thus requiring them to be consolidated again
long-term potentiation (LTP)
process whereby repeated communication across the synapse between neurons strengthens the connection, making further communication easier
retrieval cue
external information that is associated with stored information and helps bring it to mind
encoding specificity principle
the idea that a retrieval cue can be an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which information was initially encoded
state-dependent tetrieval
the process whereby information tends to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval
retrieval-induced forgetting
process by which retrieving an item from long term memory impairs subsequent recall of related items
transience
forgetting what occurs with the passage of time
retroactive interference
situations in which information learned later impairs memory for information acquired earlier (forgetting what you did on each individual day at work)
proactive interference
situations in which information learned earlier impairs memory for information acquired later (parking at the same lot every day, different spot, forgetting where you parked)
absenmindedness
lapse in attention that results in memory failure
prospective memory
remembering to do thing in the future
