LG 3

Question 1

attention

Answer 1

alert focusing on material

Question 2

learning curve

Answer 2

upward slope representing increased retention of material

Question 3

stimulants

Answer 3

stir up body’s activity level which increases memory/learning

Question 4

depressants

Answer 4

block the firing of brain nerve cells and reduce learning

Question 5

state dependent learning

Answer 5

when material is learned in a specific state it’s easier to remember in the same state

Question 6

transfer of training

Answer 6

learning tasks will carry over if there are similarities

Question 7

positive transfer and example

Answer 7

transfer of learning that results from similarities between two tasks, pilots fly in sims that recreate the feeling of a real plane

Question 8

negative transfer and example

Answer 8

interference of learning due to differences between two tasks, driving automatic cars then driving manual

Question 9

information processing

Answer 9

methods we take in, analyze, store and retrieve material

Question 10

schema

Answer 10

an organized and systematic approach to answering questions or solving problems

Question 11

elaboration process

Answer 11

the process of attaching associations to a a basic concept/other material to be learned so it can be retrieved easier

Question 12

mnemonic devices

Answer 12

unusual associations made to material to aid memory, usually doesn’t make sense but is hard to forget

Question 13

principle learning

Answer 13

you focus on the basic idea behind what is to be learned

Question 14

chunking

Answer 14

putting things into chunks so it’s learned in groups

Question 15

forgetting

Answer 15

an increase in errors while trying to bring material back

Question 16

forgetting curve

Answer 16

downward representation of how fast and much we forget

Question 17

overlearning

Answer 17

learning something over and over again to develop perfect retention

Question 18

recall

Answer 18

ability to bring back and integrate specific learned details

Question 19

recognition

Answer 19

ability to pick the correct object or event from a list of choices

Question 20

interference theory

Answer 20

belief that we forget because new and old material conflict

Question 21

example of interference theory

Answer 21

like trying to learn a new phone number

Question 22

what are two theories of memory

Answer 22

1. as we learn physical structures of synapses change shape.the changes alter which nerves connect, the more the material is learned the more solid the nerves connect
2. synapses grow once a pattern is established. we make memories, they are stored, synapses grow to hold them

Question 23

amnesia

Answer 23

blocking of older memories or loss of new ones

Question 24

what are the two explanations for amnesia

Answer 24

1. result from a temporary reduction of blood supply from injury that disrupts nourishment of cells that alters firing of nerve cells.
2. blow to head will cause major electrical changes that will disrupt transmission across the synapses and temporarily dislodge old memories and wipe out new unstored memories

Question 25

short term memory

Answer 25

memory system that retains i for for a few seconds to a minute

Question 26

long term memory

Answer 26

memory system that retains info fro hours, days, weeks, months, decades

Question 27

relationships between short and long term memory

Answer 27

incoming material goes into STM where it’s processed(making a decision to keep it or not) and the it goes to LTM where it’s stored

Question 28

how many items can STM hold

Answer 28

7 items

Question 29

sensory memory system

Answer 29

direct receivers of information from the environment

Question 30

two types of sensory memory

Answer 30

iconic - “image” a very brief visual image that can be sent to STM
acoustic - “sound” we can hold words for a brief moment in STN