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PSY midterm 2 > Module 8: Memory > Flashcards

Module 8: Memory Flashcards

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Memory

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storage and retrieval of information

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Search metaphor

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A way of describing processes involved in memory using terms and phrases that relate them to around in physical or virtual space

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Failure of search

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The way that an inability to remember something is often described

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Reconstruction metaphor

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describes how we primarily use memory to formulate a useful response using both what we known and the surrounding situation

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Encoding

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The process of how information is initially learned

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Encoding problem

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The problem the brain must solve to transform an experience into a memory

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storage

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The process of maintaining information about an event over time weather short or long

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Storage problem

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The problem the brain must solve to maintain information in the brain over time short or long

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Sensory memory

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The system that keeps information translated by the senses briefly in unaltered form, allowing us to perceive the world as whole rather than staggered

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iconic memory

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fleeting after images in visual system

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echoic memory

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echoes that last a few seconds after auditory signals… sometimes allowing you to recall end of conversation you were not paying attention too

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immediate memory

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A system that actively holds on to a limited amount of information so that it can be manipulated and processed

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3 properties of immediate memory

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representation, duration, and capacity

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representation

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The kind of information a memory system contains. often this described in terms of how the information is represented of coded

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inner voice

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The mental experience of hearing yourself talk in your head - evidence for verbal representation in immediate memory

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inner eye

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The mental experience of seeing something using your imagination - evidence for visual representation in immediate memory

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Rehearsal

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The process of repeating information to yourself, helping you rehear the information over again

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Duration

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How long a memory system can contain information before its forgotten, duration is indefinite with rehearsal but without rehearsal is only three seconds or so

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Capacity

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How much information can be held in a memory system at any one time, capacity is consider to whatever you can rehearse in around 2 seconds

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Range of information a person can hold in mind at any given time

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7 plus/minus 2 (5-9)

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memory span

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The number of items that can be kept active in immediate memory at one time

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Chunking

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process of arranging information into compact meaningful chunks so that they can be more easily rehearsed in immediate memory

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Working memory model

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A model of immediate memory that emphasizes its role as a system for manipulating information in consciousness

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phonological loop

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A system within the working memory model that temporarily stores and manipulates auditory and verbal information

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visuospatial sketchpad

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A system within the working memory model where visual and spatial information is stored and manipulated

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Central Executive

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Hypothetical portion of the working memory that directs the activities of working memory and flow of information between working and long term memory

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Long term memory

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Memory system used to store and recall information over extended periods of time (indefinite split into subsections)

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episodic memories

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Memories whose contents pertain to specific event’s

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Semantic memories

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Memories whose contents relate to specific facts and pieces of meaningful information not based on personal experience

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procedural memory

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Memories whose contents pertain to how something is done, such as motor skill involved in walking and riding bike

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elaborative rehearsal

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Process of actively manipulating information in immediate memory to meaningfully connect it to other information already stored in LTM

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Deep processing

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encoding new information through making meaningful connections to existing knowledge

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Shallow processing

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Encoding information based only on its surface characteristics

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massed practice

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Massed practice is the term for repeated exposure to or study of to be remembered information over very short time without gaps between repetitions

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spacing effects

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observation that learning is most robust when repeated exposure information study material occurs over longer timeframe

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mnemonics

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Techniques used to improve memory that provide framework for encoding and recall

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adaptive memory

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A subfield of memory research focused on investigating how the brain is designed to learn and remember given evolutionary considerations

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retrieval practice

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The phenomenon that the repeated retrieval of information is more useful for long term memory than other tasks such as the repeated reading of the same information

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retrieval problem

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The problem the brain must solve to recover information from long term memory

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cues

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Information that help us remember events from the past

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free recall

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remembering previously learned info without any other context to aid in remembering

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cued recall

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remembering previously learned info with the aid of clue or information that helps provide context

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encoding specificity principle

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idea that retrieval cues are only useful as long as they match the original context of how the to be remembered information was originally learned

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transfer appropriate processing

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observation that engaging in similar processes at both encoding and retrieval tends to enhance recall

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explicit memory

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remembering that occurs consciously and with intent

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implicit memory

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remembering that occurs without conscious realization or intent

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errors of omission

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memory errors where info cannot be brough to mind

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errors of commission

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memory errors where wrong or unwanted info is brough to mind

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transience

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describes how memory for any particular event tends to degrade over time some say caused by lack of cues

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decay

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theory that memories fade away due to passage of time alone

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retroactive interference

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inability to retrieve older info due to influence of newer similar info

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proactive interference

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inability to retrieve newer info de to influence of older similar info

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absent mindedness

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a description of how memories sometimes are simply unavailable because of failure to encode them

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blocking

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a description for how in some cases not enough distinctive cues are available to help us recover a specific memory

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example of absent mindedness

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not paying attention to putting keys down and forgetting where you placed them

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Tip of tongue state (TOT)

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state when people cannot remember a piece of info but have powerful feeling they know what is tying to be remembered

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deja vu

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description of a feeling that one has already experienced something

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flashbulb memories

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memories for the details surrounding events that are both surprising and particularly significant

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suggestibility

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description for how memories can sometimes be altered by context in which they are remembered to better fit the current context

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misinformation effect

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a phenomenon in which misleading information alters subsequent memory

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bias

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a description of how memories can change as a result of the influence of knowledge and beliefs

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schemas

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a highly organized knowledge structure that contains many pieces of specific information

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persistence

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occasional reoccurrence of unwanted memories examples include PTSD triggers result in unwanted memories etc

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hyperthymesia

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an exceptionally rare medical condition that leads to near perfect autobiographical recall

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amnesia

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memory loss due to physical damage or problems in brain

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retrograde amnesia

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loss of memories prior to specific traumatic event such as blow to the had or certain other conditions

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anterograde amnesia

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inability to make new memories

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short term memory

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Short term memory to humans is what RAM is to a computer allows us to live moment to moment

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Memory consolidation

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Defined as a time-dependent process by which recent learned experiences are transformed into long-term memory

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