Memory

Question 1

what are the 3 stages of memory?

Answer 1

encoding, storage, retrieval

Question 2

what is encoding

Answer 2

new info into new memory

Question 3

what is storage

Answer 3

preservation of memories into the orginal sense

Question 4

what is retriveal

Answer 4

recognition and relearning from memoryies

Question 5

proactive vs retroactive interference

Answer 5

old info interfering with new info vs. new info causes you to forget old info

Question 6

what is recency effect

Answer 6

tendency to remember information at the end of a body of information better than the rest

Question 7

encoding failure

Answer 7

when the brain has the inability to store or recall events

Question 8

memory tracing

Answer 8

physical changes in the brain during memory formation

Question 9

Decay

Answer 9

loss of traces in short term memory

Question 10

What does trace decay theory say about forgetting

Answer 10

forgetting occurs as a result to the automatic decay or fading of memory trace (form of physical or chemical change) mainly with short term memory and limited nature of this sort of memory

Question 11

what improves short term memory efficiency

Answer 11

recoding, chunking, rehearsal

Question 12

what is chunking

Answer 12

smaller bits of information into larger and more meaningful units

Question 13

what is rehearsal

Answer 13

practicing a behavior until it is held in memory

Question 14

eidetic imagery refers to

Answer 14

ability to remember an image in intricate detail

Question 15

sensory memory refers to

Answer 15

the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ended

Question 16

what is the function of the prefrontal cortex

Answer 16

high order cognitive ability like memories and problem solving

Question 17

what does long term memory consist of

Answer 17

explicit and implicit–> episodic and semantic–priming and procedural

Question 18

what is working memory

Answer 18

memory that allows us to working with information without losing track of what we are doing– problem solving, reasoning and learning

Question 19

serial position effect

Answer 19

tendency to recall the first and last item in a series best and middle items the worst

Question 20

tip of the tongue

Answer 20

phenomenon starting that cannot recall a familiar word but can recall words similar form and meaning

Question 21

pseudo memory effect

Answer 21

fake memory that never took place

Question 22

Difference between wakefulness and REM

Answer 22

there is limited muscle movement

Question 23

what is aphasia

Answer 23

inability to produce or understand language

Question 24

what do mnemonics help with

Answer 24

encoding and retrieval

Question 25

interference theory

Answer 25

retrieval of memories can be effected by related memories