Cognitive Approach Key Terms 2

Question 1

Flashbulb Memory

Answer 1

Brown & Kulik’s theory that memories created as the result of high levels of emotion – particularly surprise – are like “photographs.” The theory argues that a lot of peripheral and irrelevant information is retained.

peripheral: of minor/secondary importance

Question 2

Long-Term Memory (LTM)

Answer 2

Has an unlimited capacity/memory; informative knowledge is held indefinitely—encoding is mainly semantic (but can be visual/auditory)

Question 3

Multi-Store Model

Question 4

Displacement

Answer 4

Suggestion that a memory’s place in the STM is dislodged by another item