Memory Flashcards
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What is Chunking?
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- method of increasing short-term memory by grouping info into larger units.
2
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Definition of Short-Term memory
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- temporary memory store that holds limited amount of info for a short period of time
3
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What is Context-dependent failure?
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- forgetting which occurs because the external cues at recall are different to those at the time of learning
4
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What is the Visio-spatial Sketchpad?
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-part of the working memory model that deals with visual information
5
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What are demand characteristics?
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- when a person tries to make sense of the research situation they are in and try to guess the purpose of the research or try to present themselves in a good way (changing behaviour)
6
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What is forgetting?
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- failure to retrieve memories
7
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What is the Interference theory?
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- memory can be disrupted not only by previous learning but also what is learnt in the future
8
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What are leading questions?
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- question phrased in a way that prompts a particular kind of answer
9
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What is the Multi-store model?
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- explanation of memory that sees information flowing through series of storage systems
10
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What is a post-event disscussion?
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- a potential source of misleading information where witnesses discuss what they saw afterwards
11
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What is a schema?
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- a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information
12
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What is the Episodic buffer?
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- part of the working memory which is temporary store integrating information from the other components
13
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What is Proactive interference?
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- a cause of forgetting by which previously stored information prevents learning and remembering new infromation
14
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What is anxiety?
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- state of emotional arousal where there is a feeling or experience of apprehension and uncertainty
15
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What is retroactive interference?
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- occurs when newly learnt information interferes with and impedes the recall of previously learned information
