Module 24 Flashcards
How does the brain store information?
In an encoded network, for storage and retrieval
What are the two types of explicit memories?
They are either semantic or episodic
What are semantic memories?
Facts and general knowledge
What are episodic memories?
Experienced events
What parts of the brain help in the process of storing explicit memories?
The frontal lobe and hippocampus
What is memory consolidation?
The process of the hippocampus transferring memory to the cortex
What part of the brain plays a role in storing IMPLICATE memories
The Cerebellum
What does the basal ganglia do?
Facilitates formation of procedural information and skills, it is a deep brain structure responsible for motor movement
What influences mainly contribute to infantile amnesia?
Lack of language, the hippocampus one of the last brain structures to develop
What are flashbulb memories?
A clear memory of an emotionally significant event
What is long term potentiation?
A neural basis for learning and remembering association
What are past memories called?
Retrospective memories
What are future actions called?
Prospective memories
What is priming?
The activation of certain associations, predisposing ones perception, memory, or response, often an unconscious process,
What is the encoding specificity principle?
Cues and contexts specific to a certain memory will be most effective for recalling it.
