Memory Flashcards

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Priming

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effect of context on our ability to perceive stimuli

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Positive Priming

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promotes processing of subsequent stimuli

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Negative Priming

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inhibits processing of subsequent stimuli

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4
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Chunking

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complex stimulus broken down into smaller components

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5
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Method of Loci

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mentally mapping information onto an imaginary space

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Sensory Memory

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instantaneous, temporarily stored, decays quickly

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Long-Term Memory

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hours to years, limited storage

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Semantic Long-Term Memory

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explicit, specific pieces of information

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Procedural Long-Term Memory

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implicit, how to do something

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Episodic Long-Term Memory

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memory of experiences

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Short-Term Memory

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tens of seconds to minutes, small capacity

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Working Memory

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cognitive and attentional processes used in short term memory

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Visuospatial Sketchpad

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buffer that holds onto info as it is processed by working memory

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Flashbulb Memory

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extremely vivid and detailed memories of important times in life

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Eidetic Memory

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photographic, ability to remember a stimulus in great detail after a relatively short exposure

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Iconic Memory

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a highly detailed visual image can remain in our perception after the stimulus itself is removed

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Prospective Memory

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memories about plans for the future

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Spreading Activation

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when a concept is brought to mind and activation is spread across adjacent nodes of conceptual networks

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Source Monitoring Errors

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correctly remembering info but misattribute the source

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Primacy Effect

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easier to remember the first terms of a list

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Recency Effect

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easier to remember the last terms of a list

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Serial Position Effect

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the extreme ends of a list are favorable for recall

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Spacing Effect

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recall is more effective when the learning process is spaced out

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Dual-Coding Effect

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studying multiple modalities is more effective

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State-Dependent Effect
a certain mood might promote the recall of memories that were encoded when you were in a similar mood
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Misinformation Effect
info we subsequently obtain can affect how we remember the original memory
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Reproductive Memory
we encode information and reproduce it as needed
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Reconstructed Memory
we build memories based on our perceptions of ourselves and others
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Proactive Interference
older memories inhibit the consolidation/retrieval of new memories
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Retroactive Interference
new memories inhibit retrieval of old memories
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Retrograde Amnesia
inability to remember past events
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Anterograde Amnesia
inability to form new memories
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Conflabulation
fabrication of false stories