Exam 3 Flashcards
- describe what relearning speed tells us about retention of information in memory
relearning speed is fast so it means that you retain what you learn
- If you want to be sure to remember what you’re learning for an upcoming test, would it be better to use recall or recognition to check your memory? Why? So should you spend more time studying the Diagnostic Quizzes or the Learning Objectives?
Recognition, because it is multiple choice, It is better to study the learning objectives
describe what the encoding, storage, and retrieval stages do
Takes in, stays in, hopefully comes back out
tell how long information lasts in (a) visual sensory (iconic) memory
less than 1 sec
tell how long information lasts in auditory sensory (echoic) memory
less than 4 secs
tell how many items working memory can typically hold
7 plus or minus 2
define “chunk” and give an example
Meaningful pieces of info… pear apple orange…fruit
describe the serial position effect and tell what memory structure
remember the first and last things better, sensory memory
define “primacy effect” and tell what memory structure
remember things at beginning of list, long-term memory
define “recency effect” and tell what memory structure
remember things at end of list, working memory
list and describe the types of long-term memory discussed in class, and locate these three types in the diagram of memory subsystems, which type is most likely to be affected by amnesia due to physical injury?
Semantic (facts), episodic(personal) AMNESIA, procedural(Skills)
describe how levels of processing (shallow vs. deep) is related to your ability to recall information
Shallow- copying notes
deep- looking for answers better for recollection
describe the scuba-diver study (Godden & Baddeley, 1975) mentioned in class and in your e-book and name the memory phenomenon it illustrates
learn list on land or in water. You remember better where you learn stuff
describe and give an example of state-dependent memory; what role does mood play in memory?
What we learn in one state is better recalled in that state. lose keys while drunk; remember better if you are drunk again
define proactive interference and give an example
What you learned in past interferes with new info—–forgetting passwords
define retroactive interference and give an example
Info you learned recently interferes with remembering old stuff- dirty laundry have to keep digging
define anterograde amnesia
forget what happened after
define Korsakoff’s syndrome
anterograde B1-thiamine. they don’t realize that their memory is bad. woman asks what he had for breakfast, he can’t remember but politely makes up answer
define retrograde amnesia
forget what happened before
Does massed practice or distributed study time produce better long-term recall?
Distributed study has better long term retention than massed
describe the relevance of the California sea slug (Aplysia) for the study of memory
Classic conditioned- electric shock more often something happens you get used to it
tell what long-term potentiation is
Increase in cells firing potential after brief rapid stimulation
explicit memory; effortful or automatic?
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know; effortful
implicit memory; effortful or automatic
skills and conditioned associations; automatic