Memory Flashcards
Memory
Nervous system’s ability to retain representations
Stages Of Memory
Encoding - Storage - Retrieval
Consolidation
The neurobiological process of turning a temporary representation into a lasting one.
Reconsolidation
The neurobiological process of restabilizing a reactivated, and thus flexible, memory
Dissociations
When one manipulation affects
one process but not another
Types of Memory
Long Term & Short Term
Short term memory
Allows you to experience continuity in the world
Working Memory
Sensory Short-Term Memory:
Echoic memory
Ionic memory
Sensory Echoic memory
Brief persistence of sound after the stimulus is gone
Sensory Iconic memory
Brief persistence of vision after the stimulus has gone
Working Memory
Short Term
An active processing system that keeps different types of information available for current use.
EG: remembering a phone number you just received.
Long Term Memory
Storage of memories receding further back in time.
Declarative memory
Episodic memory
Semantic memory
Nondeclarative memory
Procedural memory
Declarative Memory
Memory of facts and events
Episodic Memory
Semantic Memory
Episodic Memory
Autobiographical life experiences
EG: A vivid memory or an event.
Semantic memory
Factual information
EG: Names & dates
Implicit/nondeclarative memory
Requires repetition and practice, less likely to be forgotten
Works without conscious recollection (like reflexes)
Procedural memory
