Memory

Question 1

What is a false memory?

Answer 1

A memory which did not happen but which feels like a true memory.

Question 2

Context

Answer 2

Environment in which something happens in, can act as a cue for recall

Question 3

Interference

Answer 3

Similar memories competing with each-other can cause you to forget

Question 4

Reconstructive memory

Answer 4

Bits of info reassembled during recall as gaps are filled using past experiences

Question 5

Serial position effect

Answer 5

People more like to recall words at start and end of a list. Position of words affects likeliness of recall.

Question 6

Primary effect

Answer 6

Easier to recall words at start of list as they have been rehearsed

Question 7

Recency effect

Answer 7

Easier to recall words at the end of a list as they have just been heard

Question 8

Chunking

Answer 8

Breaking down words to help memory

Question 9

Multi-store model

Answer 9

model of memory which explains how information is processed and stored in 3 main stores

Question 10

Capacity

Answer 10

Amount of info stored

Question 11

Duration

Answer 11

How long something last for

Question 12

Procedural memory

Answer 12

LTM of complex actions/skills

Question 13

Semantic memory

Answer 13

LTM of knowledge/facts

Question 14

Episodic memory

Answer 14

LTM of personal events (eg; your birthday)

Question 15

Long term memory

Answer 15

Large capacity, long duration, coded semantically (meaning)

Question 16

Short term memory

Answer 16

Limited capacity, limited duration, coded acoustically (sound)

Question 17

Sensory memory

Answer 17

Large capacity, short duration, coded through our 5 senses

Question 18

Retrieval

Answer 18

Accessing info from our brain

Question 19

Storage

Answer 19

Keeping info in our memory

Question 20

Encoding

Answer 20

Changing info into a form which can be stored

Question 21

What factors affect memory (5)

Answer 21

Attention, repetition, emotion, sleep, context

Question 22

How does attention affect memory?

Answer 22

If ur focus on the info ur more likely to remember it later

Question 23

How does repetition affect memory?

Answer 23

Maintenance rehearsal helps recall

Question 24

How does emotion affect memory?

Answer 24

emotional events are easier to remember due to a larger response from our brain making it easier to recall

Question 25

How does sleep affect memory?

Answer 25

During sleep our brain consolidates info helping strengthen memory

Question 26

How does context affect memory?

Answer 26

Provides cues to help you recall info. Recalling info in the same context you learn it can memories easier to recall.