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how do you create memories

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by processing information

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encoding

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process of information so that it can be stored
-changing info into a NEURAL code the brain can use
EXAMPLE: reader is encoding visual input-the words and pictures on page to be stored

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storage

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the retention of encoded representations over time;
-MAINTAINS info for some TIME
EXAMPLE: reader is storing the encoded information, strengthening storage by taking notes

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retrieval

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the act of recalling or remembering when it is needed
-ACCESSING the info for use, if reader encodes and STORES well, he will later be able to retrieve the info and use it such as on an exam

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encoding

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processing information into the memory system

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storage

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retaining information over time

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retrieval

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recovering information from memory storage

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how memories are unique

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-your brain is more COMPLEX than a computer
-brain is unique
-human memory sometimes fail

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limited attention

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impairs creation of memories
-it can be hard to pay complete attention for an entire class period even with the most exciting

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you maintain information in three memory stores

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-sensory memory
-Short-term memory
-Long term memory

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who proposed that we have 3 different types of memory stores

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Richard Atkins and Richard Shiffrin

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flashbulb memory?

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sensory storage

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memory storage system that briefly hold a limited amount of information from the 5 senses
5 TYPES: visual, auditory, smell, taste, and touch

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short term storage

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information that is not manipulated is lost
-briefly holds a limited amount of information in awareness

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long term storage

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some information may be forgotten

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sperling

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concluded from his experiment that participants maintained many of the 12 items

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working memory

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an ACTIVE processing system that allows MANIPULATION of types of information to keep it available for current use. and for LONGER MAINTENANCE

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working memory lets you actively maintain short-term storage!

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short term storage may be a location for maintaining memories!

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George miller noted that capacity of short-term storage is

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7 items, which is referred to memory span

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chunking is

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using working memory to organize information into meaningful units to make it easier to remember

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long-term storage

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memory storage system that allows relatively permanent storage of a probably unlimited amount of information

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what is maintenance rehearsal

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using working-memory processes to repeat info based on how it sounds; provides only shallow encoding of information

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what is elaborative rehearsal

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using working- memory processes to think about how new information relates to ourselves or our prior knowledge; provides DEEPER encoding of information for some successful long-term storage

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primacy effect

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refers to the better memory people have for items presented at the beginning of the list

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the recency effect

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refers to better memory people have for the most recent items, the ones at the end of the list

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example of primacy effect

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people have a good memory for items at beginning of a list

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example of recency effect

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people also have a good memory for items at end of a list

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schemas

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decisions about how to chunk information depend on schemas, ways of structuring memories in long-term storage that help us perceive, organize, process and use information.

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association networks

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the meaning of information is organized in long-term storage based on networks of associations

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spreading activation models

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of memory, information that is heard or seen activates specific nodes for memories in long-term storage

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what is Ebbinghaus forgetting curve?

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function of storage

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SENSORY: lets perception appear to b unified
SHORT: maintains information for immediate use
LONG:stores information for access and use at a later time

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encoding for storage

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SENSORY: in the sense it is experienced; visual, auditory, taste, smell, and touch
+SHORT: primarily auditory, also visual and semantic
LONG: primarily semantic, visual and auditory, dual coding provides

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duration of storage

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SENSORY: up to a second, depend on the sense
SHORT: about 20 seconds, indefinite with working memory manipulation of items
LONG: unlimited

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capacity:

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SENSORY: vast due to huge amount of sensory input
SHORT: about 7 items, plus or minus 2, using working memory aids capacity
LONG: unlimited

36
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RETROgrade amnesia

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A condition in which people LOSE the ability to ACCESS MEMORIES they had B4 a brain injury

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What are the main reasons why we forget?

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ANTEROgrade amnesia

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A condition in which people LOSE the ability to FORM NEW MEMORIES AFTER experiencing a brain

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what are the 2 main types of long-term storage

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explicit memory, implicit memory

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explicit memory

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requires conscious effort and often can be VERBALLY described
-has Episodic memory and Semantic memory

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implicit memory

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does not require conscious effort and often cannot be VERBALLY described

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episodic memory

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a type of explicit memory that includes personal experiences

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semantic memory

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explicit memory that includes knowledge abt the world

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classical conditioning

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employs implicit memory

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procedural memory

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a type of implicit memory that involves motor skills an behavior habits

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prospective memory

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remembering to do something at some future

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prefrontal cortex is

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working memory

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temporal lobe

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explicit memory

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hippocampus

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consolidation and spatial memory

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cerebellum

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implicit memory:procedural memory

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consolidation

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process by which immediate memories become lasting through long-term storage

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reconsolidation of memories

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once memories ACTIVATED , they need to be CONSOLODATED again for LONG term storage

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RETREIVAL CUES

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anything that helps a person access a memory in long term storage, including: CONTEXT -dependent memory, state-dependent memory, mnemonics

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forgetting

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inability to retrieve a memory from long term storage including: interference, blocking, absentmindedness

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persistence

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continual recurrence of unwanted memories from log-term storage

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distortion

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memory is flawed in several ways include, memory bias, flashbulb mentira

57
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When a person
is in the same context where the information was
learned, the environment provides cues that aid access to the information.

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Context-dependent memory effect

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When a person is in the same context where the information was
learned, the environment provides cues that aidaccess to the information.

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what is MNEMONICS?

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learning aids or strategies that retrieve cues to improve access memory

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method of loci

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a mnemonic associating item you want to remember with physical a location

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retroactive interference

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When access to older
memories is impaired by
newer memories.

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Proactive interference

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When access to newer
memories is impaired by
older memories.

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Absentmindedness

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the inattentive or shallow encoding
of events. The major cause of absentmindedness is failing
to pay attention

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persistence

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The continual recurrence of unwanted memories from long-term storage
o Posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD)

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distortion

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-Human memory is not a perfectly accurate representation of the past; it is flawed.
* occurs due to memory BIAS, FLASHUBULB memories, misattribution, suggestibility, and false
memories.

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what is memory bias

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changing of memories over time so that they become consistent with our current beliefs or attitudes

67
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flashbulbs memories

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These vivid memories seem
like a flash photo, capturing
the circumstances in which
we first learned of a
surprising and consequential
or emotionally arousing
event.

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Misattribution

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occurs when we misremember the time,
place, person, or circumstances involved with a memory

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Suggestibility

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When people are given
misleading information, this
information affects their
memory for an event.

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