Lecture 2: Long-term Memory (Cognitive Psychology) Flashcards
Chapter 7
What is explicit Memory
Explicit memories are purposely brought into awareness… involves intentional and conscious remembering
2 branches of explicit memory
- episodic memory
- sematic memory
What is episodic memory
the recollection of a PERSONAL experience, involving piecing together information such as the time and place of the experience
What is semantic memory
the recollection of knowledge about the world, including concepts and facts
What is implicit memory
Implicit memories are used automatically, without a conscious awareness… occurs without intentional recollection or awareness
3 branches of implicit memory
- procedural memory
- priming
- classical conditioning
What is procedural memory
memory related to the acquisition of skills
What is priming
the increased ability to process a stimulus because of previous exposure
What is classical conditioning
When a neutral stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus that produces a behaviour
What brain region manages long-term episodic memories?
hippocampus
What brain regions manage long-term procedural memories?
the basal ganglia and cerebellum
Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
A type of retrieval error characterized by a high level of confidence that the item is stored in memory
Motivated forgetting
Wilful forgetting of information, making it less likely to be retrieved later.
Successful retrieval of a memory…
It could depend on the suppression of competing/interfering memories. Retrieval can be seen as knowing what you’re searching for and knowing what you’re not searching for at the same time
What influences how we remember an event
the context and previous knowledge, the constructed quality of memory makes it susceptible to distortion
