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Memory- Chapter 7 Flashcards

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What are the 2 main types of memory?

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  • Explicit memory

- Implicit memory

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What is memory?

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Process by which we recollect prior experiences, information and skills, skills learned in the past.

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What are the different sub-types of Explicit memory?

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  • Episodic memory

- Semantic memory

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What is Explicit memory?

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Clearly stated memory.

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What is Implicit memory?

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Not clearly stated. AKA- Procedural Memories- skills, habits.

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What is Episodic memory?

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Memory of a specific event. They are autobiographical. AKA-Flashbulb Memories- special meanings.

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What is Semantic Memory?

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Facts, words (school).

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Describe the Memory Process.

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  1. ) Encoding
  2. ) Storage
  3. ) Retrival
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Describe Encoding.

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The translation of information into something we can use. Different kinds of codes.

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What are the different kinds of Encoding?

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A.) Visual- see in our mind
B.) Acoustic- say them to our selfs.
C.) Semantic- Try to make sense, making.

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Describe the types of Storage.

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A.) Maintenance Rehearsal- Repeating it over and over. AKA- Surface Process.
B.) Elaborative Rehearsal- Relating new info. to old info.

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Describe Storage.

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Maintenance of encoded information over time. Requires strategies.

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Describe Retrieval.

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Locating stored information, and then returning it to conscious thought.

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Explain the different types of Retrieval.

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  1. ) Context Dependent Memories- Memories that return when we are in a certain place.
  2. ) State Dependent Memories- Memories that are easily retrieved when we are in the same mood as when they were formed.
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What are the 3 stages of memory?

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  1. ) Sensory Memory
  2. ) Short Term Memory
  3. ) Long Term Memory
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What is Sensory Memory?

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Stimuli from the outside world.

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What are the different kinds of Sensory Memory?

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  1. ) Iconic Memory- Mental pictures of visual stimuli.
  2. ) Echoic Memory- Mental traces of sound.
  3. ) Olfactory Memory- Scents and smells.
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What’s another term for short term memory?

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Working memory.

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How much and how long does information stay in a short term memory?

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7-9 bits, for about 18-20 seconds.

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What is Chunking?

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Grouping things together to increase the bits of info.

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What is rehearsal?

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Repeating things to increase the time it stays in the brain.

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How long does ones long term memory last?

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Infinity and/or forever.

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What are the 3 keys to retrieval tasks?

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  1. ) Recognition
  2. ) Recall
  3. ) Relearning
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Describe Recognition.

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Identifying things that have been encountered before. EX- multiple choice.

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Describe Recall.

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Non-immediate retrieval. EX- completion, essay question.

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Describe Relearning.

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Learning again.

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What is the Primacy Effect?

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Tendency to remember the first item in a list.

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Describe the Recency Effect.

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Tendency to remember the last item in the list.

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What is Frequency?

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More practice.

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What is Distinctiveness?

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Unique, and or different.

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What is Organization?

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Chunking.

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What is a False Memory?

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A reconstructive memory-schema.

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What is the Decay Theory?

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Memories fade over time.

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Describe Repression.

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Forgetting on purpose. Painful or traumatic experiences.

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Who pioneered the term of Repression?

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Freud.

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Describe Interference.

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New info. gets in the way or replaces old info.

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What is Amnesia?

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Severe memory loss.

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What are the different kinds of Amnesia?

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  1. ) Retrograde Amnesia

2. ) Anterograde Amnesia

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Describe Retrograde Amnesia.

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Forgetting old memories. EX- A concussion.

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Describe Anterograde Amnesia.

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Can’t form new memories.

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What are the different theories to Infantile Amnesia?

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  1. ) Hippocampus isn’t fully developed
  2. ) No language
  3. ) Don’t need to remember everything.

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