Module 32 Flashcards
Semantic memory
explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems
Episodic memory
explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems
Hippocampus
a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit (conscious) memories—of facts and events—for storage.
Memory consolidation
the neural storage of a long-term memory
Flashbulb memory
a clear, sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
Long-term potentiation
an increase in a cell’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation; a neural basis for learning and memory.
Priming
the activation of particular associations in memory (often unconscious)
Encoding specificity principle
the idea that cues and contexts specific to a particular memory will be most effective in helping us recall it.
Mood-congruent memory
the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current good or bad mood.
Serial position effect
our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list.
