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Module 7.1 - Memory Sytems Flashcards

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memory

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the capacity to retain and retrieve information

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2
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memory provides us with our sense of _____

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identity

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stores

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retain information in memory without using it for any specific purpose

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4
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what is similar to a computers hard drive?

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stores

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control processes

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shift information from one memory store to another

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sensory memory

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a memory store that accurately holds perceptual information for a very brief amount of time

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iconic memory

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500ms

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echoic memory

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5-10seconds

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attention

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a control process that selects which information will be transferred on to short-term memory

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______ is often thought of as a ‘spotlight’

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attention

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change blindness

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change blindness paradigm demonstrates the rapid decay of sensory memory

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short term memory

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a memory store with limited capacity and a limited duration (less than a minute)

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13
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true or false: we cant measure the capacity of long term memory, but we can measure the capacity of short term memory

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true

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14
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short term memory is compared to what? why?

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a workbench with approx. 7 items on it. when a new item is put on the bench, another one falls off

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15
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the capacity of short term memory is ___ units

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7 units

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is there a way to increase the information stored in short term memory?

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yes, through chunking

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chunking

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organizing smaller units of information into larger, more meaningful units

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18
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encoding

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the transferring of information from short term memory to long term memory

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long term memory

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a memory store that holds information for extended periods of time, if not permanently

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true or false: long term memory has capacity limitations

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FALSE: long term memory has no capacity limitations

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serial position effect

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the tendency for people to recall the first few items from a list and the last few items, but only an item or 2 from the middle

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22
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what 2 things does serial position effect consist of?

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primary effect and recency effect

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proactive interference

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a process in which the first information learned occupy memory, leaving fewer resources left to remember the newer information

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retroactive interference

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when the most recently learned information overshadows some older memories that have not made it into long term memory

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rehearsal

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repeating information until you do not need to remember it anymore

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working memory

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a model of short term remembering that includes a combination of memory components that can temporarily store small amounts of information for a short period of time

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phronological loop

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a storage component of working memory that relies on rehearsal and that stores information as sounds, or as an auditory code

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visuospatial sketchpad

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a storage component of working memory that maintains visual images and spatial layouts in a visuospatial code

29
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we use _______ to chunk visual information

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feature blinding

30
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episodic buffer

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a storage component of working memory that combines the images and sounds from the other 2 components into coherent, story-like episodes

31
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_____ increase memory capacity

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narratives

32
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central executive

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the control centre of working memory; it coordinates attention and the exchange of information among the 3 storage components

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what does central executive forcus attention on?

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components that are goal- or task- relevant

34
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declarative memories

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memories that we are consciously aware of and that can be verbalized, including facts about the world and ones own personal experiences

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what is another name for declarative memories?

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explicit memories

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episodic memories

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declarative memories for personal experiences that seem to be organized around ‘episodes’ and are recalled from a first person (I or my) perspective

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semantic memories

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declarative memories that include facts about the world

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non-declarative memories

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actions or behaviours that you can remember and perform without awareness

39
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what is another name for non-declarative memories

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implicit memories

40
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procedural memories

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a non-declarative memory involving previously performed patterns of muscle movements (motor memory)

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conditioning

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when a previously neutral stimulus is paired with a US, thus becoming a CS

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priming

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previous exposure to a stimulus will affect and individuals later responses, either to that same stimulus or to something related to it

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semantic networks

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an interconnected set of nodes, with more related items having a stronger connection

44
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semantic networks can explain ______ and mimics networks in the brain

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priming

45
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long term potentiation (LTP)

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the enduring increase in connectivity and transmission of neural signals between nerve cells that fire together

46
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true or false: cells that fire together, wire together

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true

47
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consolidation

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the process of converting short term memories into long term memories in the brain

48
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where can consolidation occur?

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at the level of small neuronal groups or across the cortex

49
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the _______ is involved in memory consolidation

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hippocampus

50
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reconsolidation

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when the hippocampus functions to update, strengthen, or modify existing long term memories based on new information

51
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the _______ is critical for spatial memory

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hippocampus

52
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patient H.M.

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had initial brain damage from a bike accident at age 9. suffered from intractable epilepsy in his teens and early 20’s. on sept 1 1953, underwent a bilateral resection (removal) of his temporal lobes-including the hippocampus.

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what happened after patient H.M.s resection?

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his seizures ceased, his IQ went up 14 points but he had a form of amnesia

54
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amnesia

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a profound loss of at least one form of memory

55
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true or false: patient HM could learn new procedural memories and be classically conditioned but he could not form new episodic memories.

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true

56
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true or false: memories involve different sensory cortices in the brain

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true

57
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cross cortical storage

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memories are stored in networks across the cortex, particularly in the frontal lobes

58
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working memory involves the _______ cortex

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prefrontal cortex

59
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infant amnesia

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few people can remember events earlier than age 3 or 4

60
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true or false: the brains memory systems are fully developed in childhood

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FALSE: the brains memory systems are NOT fully developed in childhood

61
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________ is involved in formation of emotional memories

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amygdala

62
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true or false: patients with severe anxiety disorders involving recurrent memories (e.g., PTSD) show greater amygdala activity

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true

63
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psychogenic amnesia

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the causes of forgetting are psychological such as the need to escape feelings of embarrassment, guilt, shame, disappointment, and emotional shock

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traumatic amnesia

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the forgetting of specific traumatic events, sometimes for many years

65
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traumatic amnesia is very ______

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controversial

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