Memory Pt. 2 Vocab Terms Flashcards
echoic memory
momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
iconic memory
momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli
long-term potentiation (LTP)
increase in a synapse’s firing potential
amnesia
loss of memory
implicit memory
retention independent of conscious recollection
explicit memory
memory of facts and experiences
hippocampus
neural center
recall
person must retrieve information learned earlier
recognition
person need only identify items previously learned
relearning
assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
priming
activation of particular associations
déjà vu
eerie sense that “I’ve experienced this before.”
mood-congruent memory
tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood
proactive interference
disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
retroactive interference
disruptive effect of new learning in the recall of old information
