Memory

Question 1

Priming

Answer 1

effect of context on our ability to perceive stimuli

Question 2

Positive Priming

Answer 2

promotes processing of subsequent stimuli

Question 3

Negative Priming

Answer 3

inhibits processing of subsequent stimuli

Question 4

Chunking

Answer 4

complex stimulus broken down into smaller components

Question 5

Method of Loci

Answer 5

mentally mapping information onto an imaginary space

Question 6

Sensory Memory

Answer 6

instantaneous, temporarily stored, decays quickly

Question 7

Long-Term Memory

Answer 7

hours to years, limited storage

Question 8

Semantic Long-Term Memory

Answer 8

explicit, specific pieces of information

Question 9

Procedural Long-Term Memory

Answer 9

implicit, how to do something

Question 10

Episodic Long-Term Memory

Answer 10

memory of experiences

Question 11

Short-Term Memory

Answer 11

tens of seconds to minutes, small capacity

Question 12

Working Memory

Answer 12

cognitive and attentional processes used in short term memory

Question 13

Visuospatial Sketchpad

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Flashbulb Memory

Answer 14

extremely vivid and detailed memories of important times in life

Question 15

Eidetic Memory

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Iconic Memory

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Prospective Memory

Answer 17

memories about plans for the future

Question 18

Spreading Activation

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Source Monitoring Errors

Answer 19

correctly remembering info but misattribute the source

Question 20

Primacy Effect

Answer 20

easier to remember the first terms of a list

Question 21

Recency Effect

Answer 21

easier to remember the last terms of a list

Question 22

Serial Position Effect

Answer 22

the extreme ends of a list are favorable for recall

Question 23

Spacing Effect

Answer 23

recall is more effective when the learning process is spaced out

Question 24

Dual-Coding Effect

Answer 24

studying multiple modalities is more effective

Question 25

State-Dependent Effect

Answer 25

a certain mood might promote the recall of memories that were encoded when you were in a similar mood

Question 26

Misinformation Effect

Answer 26

info we subsequently obtain can affect how we remember the original memory

Question 27

Reproductive Memory

Answer 27

we encode information and reproduce it as needed

Question 28

Reconstructed Memory

Answer 28

we build memories based on our perceptions of ourselves and others

Question 29

Proactive Interference

Answer 29

older memories inhibit the consolidation/retrieval of new memories

Question 30

Retroactive Interference

Answer 30

new memories inhibit retrieval of old memories

Question 31

Retrograde Amnesia

Answer 31

inability to remember past events

Question 32

Anterograde Amnesia

Answer 32

inability to form new memories

Question 33

Conflabulation

Answer 33

fabrication of false stories