memory and learning Flashcards
memory
input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
sensory memory
lasts 1-2 seconds
capacity is limited
short term memory
lasts 20-30 seconds
capacity is 7 items
long term memory
lasts your entire life
capacity is unlimited
decays at 75
semantic long term memory
language
episode long term memory
memory of own life
declarative long term memory
stored knowledge called forth as needed
procedural long term memory
learned skills that don’t require conscious recollection
amnesia
less of memory after blow to the head
dissociative amnesia
psychological trauma
infantile amnesia
before age 3, forget most memories
anterograde amnesia
prevents formation of new memories
retrograde amnesia
forget memories from before trauma
classical conditioning
specific stimulus
doesn’t depend on learners behavior
involuntary
unconditioned stimulus
automatic stimulus