Memory & Sleep Flashcards
1
Q
Decay theory
A
Forgetting = memory trace automatically fading
time, short-term memory fades
2
Q
Chunking
A
combining smaller bits into large & more meaningful units
3
Q
Rehearsal
A
practicing behavior
4
Q
Recoding
A
rewriting brain with new info
5
Q
3 strategies to increase amount of info held in short term memory
A
Chunking
Rehearsal
Recoding
6
Q
Sleep wave just before sleep
A
alpha
subconscious
7
Q
Hypnic jerk
A
twitching that occurs in stage 1 sleep
8
Q
Awake waves
A
beta
conscious
9
Q
Stage 1 sleep waves
A
theta
superconscious
10
Q
Stage 2 sleep
A
Sleep spindles
K complexes
11
Q
Stage 3 & 4 sleep waves
A
delta
dream state
12
Q
REM sleep
A
fast, random
sawtooth waves
13
Q
Sensory memory
A
Initial recording, fleeting
a few seconds
14
Q
Iconic memory
A
visual sensory memory
1/10 second
15
Q
Echoic memory
A
auditory sensory memory
3 seconds
