Memory

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

the persistenc eof learning over time through the storage and retrival of information

Question 2

flashbulb memory

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a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

Question 3

encoding

Answer 3

the processing of information into the memory system

Question 4

storage

Answer 4

the retention of encoded information over time

Question 5

retrieval

Answer 5

the process of getting information out of memory storage

Question 6

sensory memory

Answer 6

the immediate, brief recording of sensory information in the memory system

Question 7

long term memory

Answer 7

relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

Question 8

short term memory

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activated memory that holds a few items briefly (phone number)

Question 9

working memory

Answer 9

a newer understanding of shortterm memor that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory & visual spatical information an d of information from long term memory

Question 10

automatic processing

Answer 10

unconscious encoding of incidental information

Question 11

effortful processing

Answer 11

encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

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rehersal

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the conscious repitition of information either to naintain it in consciousness of to encode it for storage

Question 13

spacing effect

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distributing and studying/practicing to yield better long term memory retention

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serial position effect

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our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

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visual encoding

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the encoding of sound

Question 16

acoustic encoding

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the encoding of picture images

Question 17

semantic encoding

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encoding of meaning (words, symbols)

Question 18

imagery

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mental pictures

Question 19

mnemonics

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memory aids (peg words)

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chunking

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organizing items into familiar, manageable units (a list of numbers into years)

Question 21

ionic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

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echoic memory

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a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

Question 23

long term potentiation

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an increase in a synapse’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation

Question 24

amnesia

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partial or total loss of memory due to injury, illness, shock or psychological disturbance

Question 25

implicit memory

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retention independent of conscious recollection (procedural memory;how to ride a bike)

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explicit memory

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memory of facts & experiences that one can consciously know and declare (declaritive memory)

Question 27

hippocampus

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a neural center that is located in the limbic system & helps process explicit memories for storage

Question 28

recall

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a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlies (fill in the blank)

Question 29

recognition

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a measure of memory in which the person must identify items previously learned (multiple choice)

Question 30

relearning

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memory measure that assesses the amound of time saved when learning material for a second time

Question 31

mood congruent memory

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the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood

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positive interference

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the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

Question 33

retroactive interference

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the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information

Question 34

repression

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a basic defense mechanism that banishes information from consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings and memories

Question 35

misinformation effect

Answer 35

incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event

Question 36

source amnesia

Answer 36

attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about or imagined