Long Term Memory Flashcards
Serial Position Curve
indicated that memory is better for words at the start and end of a list rather than the middle
Primacy Effect
Remembering words at the start of a list better
Recency Effect
Better memory for stimulus presented at the end
Long Term Memory
Responsible for storing information for an extended period of time; the more recent will be more detailed
Episodic
Relating to personal events
Semantic
Relating to facts/knowledge
Mental Time Travel
experience of using memory to reconnect with past events
Autobiographical Memory
Memory for specific details of ones life; associated with both episodic and semantic aspects
Implicit
unconscious; procedural; priming
Explicit
Conscious; episodic/semantic
Priming
When presentation of stimulus changes the reaction outcome to another stimulus
Repetition Priming
when test stimulus is same or similar to the primins stimulus
Involved Brain Regions
Hippocampus
Coding
Visual; auditory; semantic
Encoding
process of acquiring information and transferring it to the Long Term Memory
Retrieval
transferring information from the LTM to the working memory
Maintance Rehearsal
repetition of a stimulus that does not transfer information to the LTM (no meaning)
Elaborative Rehearsal
uses meaning or connection to transfer information to the LTM
Consolidation
Transforms fragile memories to more permanent
Consolidation Types
Synaptic
Systems
Standard Model of Consolidation
Synaptic Consolidation
Structural changes at synapse
System Consolidation
Gradual reorganization of neural circuits
Standard Model of Consolidation
proposes incoming information activates a number of areas in the cortex
Levels of Processing Theory
memory depends on the depth of processing
Shallow: little attention
Deep: close attention
Factors that Aid Coding
Visual Imagery Self-Reference Organizing Generating Information Retrieval Cue
Encoding Specificity
process of encoding information along with its context
State-Dependent Learning
Learning associated with a particular state such as mood
Retrograde Amnesia
Loss of memory for events prior to trauma
Graded Amnesia
memory that is close to the trauma is severely impacted
