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Lecture 27 Flashcards

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1
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What is Memory?

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A collection of processes that allow us to record and retrieve information

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What provided early evidence for dissociable memory systems?

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The idea that people could do specific tasks but had no recollection of where they learned to do the task

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What are the 3 Components of the Modal memory system?

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Sensory Memeory
Short-Term Memory (working memory)
Long-Term Memory

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What are the Stages of Memory?

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Encoding
Storage
Retrieval

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What is Encoding?

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Translating information into neural code

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What is Storage?

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Maintaining information across time

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What is Retrieval?

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Pulling information out of storage

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What does Sensory Memory Registers do?

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Briefly hold sensory information

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What is the function of Iconic Memory?

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Store visual information

Only lasts for fractions of seconds

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What is the function of Echoic Memory?

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Store auditory information

Lasts about 2 seconds

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What are the many different ways to represent information known as?

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Memory Codes

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What are the different types of Memory Codes?

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Visual encoding
Phonological encoding
Semantic encoding
Motor encoding

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What is Visual encoding?

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Mental images

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What is Phonological encoding?

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Sounds

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What is Semantic encoding?

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Meaning

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What is Motor encoding?

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Movements

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What is Short-term memory (STM)?

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Memory that temporarily holds limited amounts of various kinds of information that we are consciously aware of 20s

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What Overlaps with Working Memory (WM)?

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Short Term memory

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What is Chunking?

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Involved combining individual items into larger units of meaning to facilitate encoding/retrieval

20
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What are the ways to maintain STM?

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Maintenance Rehearsal

Elaborative Rehearsal

21
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What is Maintenance Rehearsal?

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Simple written repetition

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What is Elaborative Rehearsal?

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Actively manipulating information

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What does Working Memory involve?

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The active processing, manipulation, transformation and or integration of various kinds of information we are consciously aware (ex. solving math problems, visualizing a route)

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What are the 3 components of Working Memory?

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The central executive
Visual-spatial sketchpad
Phonological loop

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What is the Central Executive?

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Direct attention, control flow of information

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What is the Central executive controlled by?

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The prefrontal cortex

27
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What does the Visual Spatial sketchpad do?

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Processes visually-based information, mental images, spatial information

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What does the Phonological loop do?

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Process auditory based information

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