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Y3: PN3313 > Learning and memory 1 > Flashcards

Learning and memory 1 Flashcards

1
Q

what is learning

A

a change in behaviour or state of mind that results from aquiring knowledge about the world

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2
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what is memory

A

process by which knowledge is encoded, stored and later retrieved

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3
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how do we classify memory

A

by duration- short and long term

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4
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what is another term for short term memory

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working memory

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5
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what is working memory

A

short term maintenance of current knowledge that is relevant to achieving a goal

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6
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what is Badeley and Hitch three component model

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phonological loop
central executive
visuo spatial sketchpad

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7
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what was added to three component model in 2000s

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episodic buffer

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8
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what is the phonological loop

A

brief storage and rehearsal

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9
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what is the central executive

A

focus attention, divide attention, switch between tasks, interface with LTM

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10
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what is the visuo spatial sketchpad

A

minds eye

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11
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what is the episodic buffer

A

holds integrated episodes, LTM interface

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12
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what is the theory of working memories main goal

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facilitate the transfer of new knowledge from STM to LTM

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13
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what are the two main classifications of LTM

A

implicit and explicit

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14
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what are the 4 classifications of implicit memory

A

priming
procedural
associative
non associative

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15
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priming brain area

A

neocortex

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16
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procedural memory brain area

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striatum

17
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brain area of associative memory

A

amygdla - emotional

cerebellum- muscular

18
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brain are for non associative memory

A

reflex pathways

19
Q

what are the two types of episodic memory

A

semantic

episodic

20
Q

what is semantic memory and where does it occur

A

facts

medial temporal lobe

21
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what is episodic memory and where does it occur

A

events

medial temporal lobe

22
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what is priming

A

exposure to one stimulus influences response to later stimuli

23
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what are two types of priming

A

conceptual and perceptual

24
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what are the two stages of procedural memory

A

cognitive and autonomous

25
Q

what are the two striatum area of procedural learning in humans

A

caudate nucleus

putamen

26
Q

what are the two types of associative learning

A

classical and operant conditioning

27
Q

what are two types of non associative memory

A

habituation

sensitisation

28
Q

where are the main circuits for LTM located

A

in the hippocampus

29
Q

what are two hippocampal pathways involved in LTM

A

direct and trisynaptic

Y3: PN3313 (23 decks)

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