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Lec. 15 (memory encoding) Flashcards

1
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the study of behaviorism could explain some forms of learning, but simple _______ could not explain complex activities (like language development)

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conditioning

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view the mind as an INFORMATION PROCESSOR

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cognitive psychologists

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seq. process of Information Processing Model for memory (3 steps):

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encoding –> storage –> retrieval

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step of information processing model: stimuli is transformed into a MENTAL REPRESENTATION; stimuli is represented as a memory code (or type of information)

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encoding

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types of memory codes (3):

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  • visual
  • acoustic
  • semantic
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type of memory code: what it MEANS

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semantic

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encoding is a similar concept to _________ (one kind of info is transformed into another)

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transduction

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step of information processing model: information maintained in memory

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storage

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type of long-term memory (3):

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  • episodic
  • procedural
  • semantic
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information in memory stored in different ways can determine how well it will be ________

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remembered

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type of LTM: events

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episodic

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type of LTM: how to do stuff

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procedural

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type of LTM: what stuff means

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semantic

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step of information processing model: recovering information from memory; actually remembering something

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retrieval

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ease of retrieval depends on what 2 things?

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  • how info was originally encoded + stored
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T/F: recall and recognition are the same thing

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false

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recall or recognition: essay exam

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recall

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recall or recognition: multiple choice test

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recognition

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types of Memory (3):

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1) sensory memory
2) short term memory (working memory))
3) long term memory

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short term memory is also called what?

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working memory

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information processing model involving the types of memory:

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1) external events
2) sensory memory
—- attention
3) short term memory
—- encoding
4) long term memory

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according to the information processing model, if you fail to ENCODE after short term memory, you will ________ and the info. will not end up where?

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forget; LTM

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type of memory: major function is to hold info. long enough to be processed further (sensory registers); helps us to experience a constant flow of information, even if that flow is interrupted

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sensory memory

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sensory has a very _____ capacity and a very _____ duration

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high cap; low duration

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mental resources are focused on only part of the stimuli around us; remaining sensory memories fade quickly

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selective attention

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T/F: sensory memory has a very high capacity (can register everything you hear or see) but a very short lifespan

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true

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the information in sensory memory decays in ______________

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less than one second

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type of memory: stores limited amounts of information for a limited time

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short term memory (STM)

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STM hold info. for up to __________ unless rehearsed

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18 seconds

30
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allows us to mentally work with, or manipulate, information being held in STM; also called this

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working memory

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combining smaller units of information into larger units; strategy you can use to improve your STM

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________ are another way of chunking information to remember it

33
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the ______ info. is in STM, the more likely it will be placed in LTM

34
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effortful learning usually requires _________ or _________

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rehearsal or conscious repitition

35
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studied rehearsal by using NONSENSE syllables

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Ebbinghaus

36
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words that look like words but aren’t; single-syllable nonsense

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nonsense syllables

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T/F: the more time the nonsense syllables were practiced on Day 1, the fewer repetitions were required to remember on Day 2.

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type of memory: a relatively LONG-LASTING stage of memory whose capacity to store new information is believed to be UNLIMITED; a relatively deep processing is necessary

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long term memory

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what kind of deep processing is necessary for information to be put into LTM?

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semantic (meaning) coding

40
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quick rehearsal is good for LTM

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false (needs to be ELABORATE rehearsal if anything)

41
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information encoded into your memory (LTM specifically) causes _________ changes all over your _________

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synaptic; cortex

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T/F: your memory of info. is specific to certain portions of your brain

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false (all over your cortex)

43
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2 types of LTM:

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1) explicit (declarative)
2) implicit (procedural)

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type of LTM: with conscious recall; your “what” memories

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explicit (declarative

45
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type of LTM: without conscious recall; your “how” memories

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implicit (procedural)

46
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explicit LTM are _______ and implicit are ______

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declarative; procedural

47
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explicit LTM are processed where?

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hippocampus

48
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implicit LTM are processed wehre?

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in part, by cerebellum

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what kind of information is included in EXPLICIT memories (2)?

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  • facts (general knowledge)
  • personally experienced events
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what kind of information is included in IMPLICIT memories (2)?

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  • skills (motor + cognitive)
  • classical and operant conditioning effects
51
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explicit or implicit: state capitals

52
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explicit or implicit: details about your 6th birthday

53
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explicit or implicit: tying your shoes or swinging a golf club

54
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encoding to LTM can either be _______ or _______

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automatic or effortful

55
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automatic OR effortful processing to LTM: route to school

56
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automatic OR effortful processing to LTM: friend’s new cell phone number

57
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new or unusual information requires _______ and ________ to go to your LTM

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attention + effort

58
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the BULK of information requires ________ processing to go to LTM

59
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T/F: we process an enormous amount of info effortlessly (automatically, without attention)

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types of AUTOMATIC processing to LTM (3):

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1) space/location
2) time
3) frequency

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type of automatic processing: while reading a textbook, you automatically encode the place of a picture on a page

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space/location

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type of automatic processing: we unintentionally note the events that take place in a day

63
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type of automatic processing: you effortlessly keep track of things that happen to you

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frequency (ex: eye swelling every sinus infection)

64
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processing that leads to DURABLE and ACCESSIBLE memories; committing new information to memory requires effort

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effortful processing

65
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encoding during effortful processing can occur at a _______ or ______ level

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DEEP or SHALLOW

66
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levels of processing for EFFORTFUL PROCESSING (3):

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  1. semantic
  2. acoustic
  3. visual
67
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level of processing for effortful processing: DEEPEST form of encoding; virtually guaranteed it will go into LTM

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level of processing for effortful processing: how it sounds

69
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level of processing for effortful processing: how it looks

70
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acoustic and visual levels of processing are more so _______ methods and are more ________ than semantic

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rehearsal; shallow

71
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the more ______ + ______ put into encoding, the better it’s remembered

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time + effort

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