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memory (8) Flashcards

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memory

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a set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time

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encoding

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the input of information into the memory system
-label/code info
-organize info
-new concepts match with existing ones

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automatic processing

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encoding of details (time, space, frequency, meaning)
-unconscious

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effortful processing

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encoding of details that take time and effort
-conscious

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semantic encoding

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words and meaning
-most effective, easy to recall
-personal relevance

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visual encoding

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encoding of images
-concrete words (dog, fish) are easier to recall than abstract words (value, truth)

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acoustic encoding

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encoding of sounds
-ABC’s, Periodic Table Song

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Serial Position Effect

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more likely to remember first (primary effect) and last (recency effect), but forget the middle

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context-dependent learning

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easier to recall memories that were created in similar contexts
-external enviornment

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state-dependent learning

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easier to retrieve memories if we are in a similar state of consciousness
-mood/emotion
-quiet study and quiet testing center

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storage

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retaining info once it has been encoded

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atkinson-shiffrin model of memory

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memories are processes the same way a computer processes info
-sensory - short-term - long-term

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sensory memory

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storage of brief sensory events (seconds)
-unimportant info- discarded
-important info- moves to short-term memory

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short-term memory (STM)

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processes incoming sensory info (15-30 sec)

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memory consolidation

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transfers short-term memory to long-term memory

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rehersal

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conscious repetition of info to be remembered

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long-term memory

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the continuous storage of info
-no limit
-permanent

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explicit memory

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memories of facts we can consciously remember and recall

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semantic

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knowledge about words, concepts, and languages

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episodic

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info about personally experienced events (addison’s birthday party)

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implicit memory

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memories that are NOT part of our conscious

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procedural

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stores info about how to do things

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priming

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stimulus affects response to another one (cookies and their smell remind me of home)

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emotional conditioning

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classically conditioned emotional response (cockroach in classroom)

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retrieval

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getting info out of memory storage and back into awareness (remembering something)

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recall

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access info without cues (fill in blank)

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recognition

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identify info that was previously learned after encountering it (multiple choice test)

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relearning

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identify info that was previously learned (relearning different languages)

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amnesia

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loss of long term memory that results in disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma

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retrograde amnesia

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loss of memory for events that occurred PRIOR to the trauma
-results in PTSD

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anterograde amnesia

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cannot remember new information after trauma
-cannot transfer short-term to long-term memory

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construction

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formulation of new memories

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reconstruction

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process of bringing up old memories

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suggestability

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misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories (someone could suggest something and then it is thought to be true)
-humans are very vulnerable to this

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eyewitness misidentification

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testimonies lead to inaccurate and wrongful convictions
-a person may misremember an event after exposure to inaccurate info

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forgetting

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loss of info from a long-term memory

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encoding failure

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can’t remember info that was encoded and stored to begin with

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memory errors

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“seven sins of memory”

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encoding failures

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it requires effort and attention
never encoded & stored into long-term memory in the first place

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egocentric bias

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if someone wins 2nd they remember winning but think they won first

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retroactive interference

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newer information impacts retrieval of older info

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amygdala

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involved in emotion-based memories (fear)

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arousal theory

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strong emotion experiences trigger release of neurotransmitters and hormones that strengthen memories

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flashbulb memory

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clear recollection of important events (9/11)

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hippocampus

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explicit/declarative, recognition, and spatial memories
-cannot process new declarative memories

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patient H.M.

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-hippocampus removed due to epilepsy
-developed bad amnesia
-could not form new explicit/declarative memories
-learned new procedural skills (no cerebellum damage) but couldn’t remember learning them

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cerebellum

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processing implicit/procedural memories

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prefrontal cortex

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remembering semantic tasks
encoding: left frontal lobe activity
retrieval: right frontal lobe activity

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chunking

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grouping info into units (phone #’s)

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mnemonics

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memory aids that help us organize info for encoding (PEMDAS)

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rehearsal

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conscious repetition of info to be remembered

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elaborative rehersal

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transferring info from STM to LTM by making the info meaningful (connecting info to personal life)

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distributed practice

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memory consolidation takes time (avoid cramming)

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minimize interference

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reduce distractions and interruptions (jayme.)

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activate retrieval cues

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recreate situation and mood (environment where you study)

56
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take care of health and sleep

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yay

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