Learning and memory 1 Flashcards
what is learning
a change in behaviour or state of mind that results from aquiring knowledge about the world
what is memory
process by which knowledge is encoded, stored and later retrieved
how do we classify memory
by duration- short and long term
what is another term for short term memory
working memory
what is working memory
short term maintenance of current knowledge that is relevant to achieving a goal
what is Badeley and Hitch three component model
phonological loop
central executive
visuo spatial sketchpad
what was added to three component model in 2000s
episodic buffer
what is the phonological loop
brief storage and rehearsal
what is the central executive
focus attention, divide attention, switch between tasks, interface with LTM
what is the visuo spatial sketchpad
minds eye
what is the episodic buffer
holds integrated episodes, LTM interface
what is the theory of working memories main goal
facilitate the transfer of new knowledge from STM to LTM
what are the two main classifications of LTM
implicit and explicit
what are the 4 classifications of implicit memory
priming
procedural
associative
non associative
priming brain area
neocortex
procedural memory brain area
striatum
brain area of associative memory
amygdla - emotional
cerebellum- muscular
brain are for non associative memory
reflex pathways
what are the two types of episodic memory
semantic
episodic
what is semantic memory and where does it occur
facts
medial temporal lobe
what is episodic memory and where does it occur
events
medial temporal lobe
what is priming
exposure to one stimulus influences response to later stimuli
what are two types of priming
conceptual and perceptual
what are the two stages of procedural memory
cognitive and autonomous
what are the two striatum area of procedural learning in humans
caudate nucleus
putamen
what are the two types of associative learning
classical and operant conditioning
what are two types of non associative memory
habituation
sensitisation
where are the main circuits for LTM located
in the hippocampus
what are two hippocampal pathways involved in LTM
direct and trisynaptic
