Memory Flashcards

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[Memory] recall

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retrieving information that was previously learned

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[Memory] recognition

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identifying previous information

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[Memory] relearning

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learning faster after the first time learning

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4
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[Memory] retrieving information that was previously learned

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recall

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5
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[Memory] Identifying items that were previously learned

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recognition

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6
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[Memory] learning faster after the first time learning

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relearning

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7
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[Memory] Memory

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the persistence of learning over time

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8
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[Memory] the persistence of learning over time

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Memory

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9
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[Memory] Encoding

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information entering the memory system

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10
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[Memory] Storage

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retaining information

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11
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[Memory] Retrieval

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getting information out of the memory system

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12
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[Memory] memory entering the memory system

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Encoding

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13
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[Memory] retaining information

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Storage

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14
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[Memory] information from the memory system

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Retrieval

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15
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[Memory] Long Term Memory

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limitless and permanent storehouse of memory

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16
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[Memory] Short Term Memory

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holds 7 +/- 2 memories for 10-30 seconds

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17
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[Memory] Sensory Memory

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recording of sensory information

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18
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[Memory] Parallel Processing

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processing multiple aspects at once

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19
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[Memory] permanent memory storage

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Long Term Memory

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20
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[Memory] holds 7 +/- 2 memories for 10-30 seconds

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Short Term Memory

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21
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[Memory] brief recording of sensory information

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Sensory Memory

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22
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[Memory] prossdeccing multiple parts of a problem at once

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Parallel Processing

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23
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[Memory] Working Memory

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short term conscious active processing

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24
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[Memory] Central Executive

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coordinates the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad

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25
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[Memory] Phonological Loop

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briefly holds auditory information

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[Memory] Visuospatial Sketchpad

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holds information about appearance and location in space

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27
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[Memory] short term memory - conscious active processing

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Working Memory

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28
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[Memory] coordinates the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad

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Central Executive

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29
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[Memory] briefly holds auditory information

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Phonological Loop

30
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[Memory] holds information about appearance and location in space

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Visuospatial Sketchpad

31
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[Memory] Long Term Potentiation

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the more you do something the stronger and faster the required neural connections get

32
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[Memory] the more you do something the stronger and faster the required neural connections get

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Long Term Potentiation

33
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[Memory] Explicit Memory

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retention of facts that one can actively recall

34
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[Memory] memories that can be actively recalled

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Explicit Memory

35
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[Memory] Implicit Memory

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skills or conditioning

36
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[Memory] retention of skills or conditioning

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Implicit Memory

37
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[Memory] Semantic Memories

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general knowledge or facts

38
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[Memory] Episodic Memories

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specific events or moments in time

39
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[Memory] remembering general knowledge or facts

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Semantic Memories

40
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[Memory] remembering specific events or moments

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Episodic Memories

41
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[Memory] Iconic Memory

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sensory memory of visual stimuli

42
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[Memory] Echoic Memory

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sensory memory of auditory stimuli

43
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[Memory] visual sensory memory

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Iconic Memory

44
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[Memory] auditory sensory memory

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Echoic Memory

45
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[Memory] short term memories count

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7 +/- 2

46
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[Memory] Chunking

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organizing into manageable units/ chunks

47
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[Memory] Mnemonics

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memory aids like images or acronyms

48
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[Memory] Spacing Effect

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distributed study yields better long term retention

49
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[Memory] Testing Effect

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enhanced memory after retrieving information

50
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[Memory] Encoding at an elementary level

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Shallow Processing

51
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[Memory] Encoding at a detailed level

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Deep Processing

52
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[Memory] Storage

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the record of the permanent holding of information

53
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[Memory] Amygdala memories

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fear memories / emotional information

54
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[Memory] fear memories and emotional information

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Amygdala memories

55
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[Memory] Hippocampus memories

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Explicit, recognition, spacial memory - connects memories and gives them meaning

56
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[Memory] connects the memories and gives them meaning

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Hippocampus memories

57
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[Memory] Cerebrum memories

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procedural memory

58
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[Memory] processes procedural memory

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cerebrum memories

59
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[Memory] Prefrontal cortex memories

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encodes and maintains working memory

60
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[Memory] Encoding and maintaining working memory

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Prefrontal cortex memories

61
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[Memory] flashbulb memories

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clear memories of extremely emotional events

62
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[Memory] retrieval

A

getting memory out to be used

63
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[Memory] Serial Position Effect

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tendency to make the most errors remembering the middle of a list

64
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[Memory] Recency Effect

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tendency to first remember the most recent thing we learned (the end of a list)

65
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[Memory] Primacy Effect

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tendency to remember what was learned first (beginning of the list)

66
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[Memory] Restorff Effect

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tendency to remember unique items in the middle of a list

67
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[Memory] Retrieval Cue

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anything that can prompt recall of a memory

68
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[Memory] Priming

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the unconscious priming of association in memory

69
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[Memory] Interleaving

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mixing the study of different topics

70
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[Memory] Encoding Specificity Principal

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cues and contexts specific to a particular memory

71
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[Memory] Context Dependent Memory

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improved recall of a memory when we remember the context on which it was formed

72
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[Memory] State Dependent Memory

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recalling events improves when in the state they were originally encoded in