Encoding and Storage Flashcards
According to the levels of processing, what does memory depend upon?
how information is encoded
Where are memories stored in the brain?
the parts of the cortex that initially processed the information
What was the main point Kandel was trying to get across about conservation of biological processes in the Brain video?
that if we figure out how memories are stored in mice and other animals we will have pretty good idea of how memories are stored in humans
Ted is cheating on his wife with 2 different girl friends, Sally and Susan. None of them know about the others. At 8 a.m. Ted makes plans to have dinner with his wife at 7. At 10 a.m. Ted makes plans to have a drink with Susan at 5. At noon Sally and Ted make a lunch date for the next day. At 2 p.m. Ted gets hit in the head by a baseball bat (for entirely unrelated reasons). Provided he is not hospitalized but still experiences graded amnesia, which date is Ted most likely to remember?
dinner with his wife at 7
Based on recent research by Karpicke and colleagues (2006), if you have learned new material and want to effectively study for an exam that is still one week away, which of the following methods will help your test score?
take a practice test
What example best describes state dependent learning
a. Last night, at the grocery store, Cole ran into a psychology professor he took a class with three semesters ago. He recognized her right away.
b. Even though Walt hasn’t been to the beach cottage his parents owned since he was a child, he still has many fond memories of time spent there as a family.
c. Although Emily doesn’t very often think about her first love, Steve, she can’t help getting caught up in happy memories when “their song” (the first song they danced to) plays on the radio.
d. Alexis always suffers test anxiety in her classes. To combat this, she tries to relax when she studies. She thinks it’s best to study while lying in bed, reading by candlelight with soft music playing.
Although Emily doesn’t very often think about her first love, Steve, she can’t help getting caught up in happy memories when “their song” (the first song they danced to) plays on the radio.
Treatment for PTSD has benefitted from recent research on :
reconsolidation
Identify 3 types of physiological changes associated with the formation of new memories.
- creation of synapses
- loss of synapses
- long-term potentiation
