Module 2.3 Flashcards
Introduction to Memory
Memories
for learned knowledge, events, and experiences are differentiated by how they are processed by, stored in and retrieved by the brain
Explicit memory
type of memory that is more easily described or explained to others
Episodic memory
type of explicit memory; the ability to remember personally experienced events associated with a particular time and place.
Semantic memory
type of explicit memory; memory for general factual knowledge and concepts, of the kind that endows information with meaning and ultimately allows people to engage in such complex cognitive processes as recognizing objects and using language
Implicit memory
memory for a previous event or experience that is produced indirectly, without an explicit request to recall the event and without awareness that memory is involved.
Procedural memory
type of implicit memory for procedures and processes
Prospective memory
a type of memory related to future actions
long -term potentiation
a process by which synaptic connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation, is a biological process for memory
Working memory model
examines how our primary memory system engages in a dynamic interaction with several components (central executive, phonological loop, and vidusospactial sketchpad) to process information into long-term memory
Multi-store model
proposes 3 interacting systems (sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory) that memory must pass through to be remembered
Automatic processing
the quality of a behavior or mental process that can be carried out rapidly and without effort or explicit intention
Effortful processing
mental activity that requires deliberation and control and involves a sense of effort, or overcoming resistance
Encoding
the process of getting information into the memory system
Storage
the process of retaining encoded information over time
Retrieval
the process of getting information out of memory storage
