Memory

Question 1

What is schema?

Answer 1

mental representation of a set of connected ideas

Question 2

What is memory?

Answer 2

Persistence of learning over time

Question 3

Types of Memory?

Answer 3

Encoding, storage, retrieval

Question 4

What is encoding? 3 types?

Answer 4

Code & put into memory. {Acoustics, Visual, Semantic}

Question 5

What is storage? 3 types?

Answer 5

maintain in memory. {Episodic, Procedural, Semantic}

Question 6

What is retrieval? 2 types?

Answer 6

recover from memory. {Recall, Recognition}

Question 7

Self-reference effect

Answer 7

recall info we relate to

Question 8

Shallow Processing

Answer 8

encoding info on basic level

Question 9

Deep Processing

Answer 9

based on actual meaning associated (specific thoughts)

Question 10

Sensory memory

Answer 10

information taken into senses

Question 11

Short term memory

Answer 11

temporary storage of info to process (7-9 chunks)

Question 12

long term memory

Answer 12

limitless storage of memory held for long time

Question 13

Sperling Experiment

Answer 13

realize brain create visual image of letter

Question 14

iconic memory

Answer 14

visual sensory memory

Question 15

echoic memory

Answer 15

auditory sensory memory (held 1-2 secs)

Question 16

Miller Experiment

Answer 16

average human hold in working memory 7 +/- 2

Question 17

Types of long-term memory

Answer 17

Explicit & Implict

Question 18

Explicit memory

Answer 18

info you work to remember
- episodic: memory of events
- semantic: memory of facts, concepts, dates, names

Question 19

Implicit memory

Answer 19

info remembers unconsciously
- procedural: knowledge hoe to perform tasks
- priming: process which the past inc. quickness of response

Question 20

Primacy-Recency effect

Answer 20

remember beginning / end of information

Question 21

Flashbulb memory

Answer 21

clear memories from events with more emotion

Question 22

Long term potentiation

Answer 22

long lasting inc. in synaptic efficacy following high frequency

Question 23

context-dependent

Answer 23

easy to recall when environment is the same as the memory