psych 1 Flashcards
What are the two types of memory?
non declarative(implicit) and declarative(explicit)
What is the expansive memory principle?
The harder to memorize the subject is, the better you memorize it.
How well can you remember something if you only remember how it sounds or look? What is it called?
Shallow processing - short lived memories
what’s another name for deep processing ? what does it entail?
Semantic processing= distribute dmemry - many aspect of a memory spread out thought cortex and actively remembered through association.
priming effect?
presenting related word before memory
typicality effect?
using typical examples increase recall
familiarity effect?
increasing level of familiarity with examples increases recall
true false effect?
true statements verified more quickly than false statements are negated.
category size effect?
recall and verification rate increases if category has few members
You have a list of word. If a word is earlier than other- which word will be remembered first? What is it called?
The earlier one- it’s called Serial position effect.
The latest word you read- Recency effect.
What is the interference effect?
A new memory that is very similar to an old one can interfere with remembrance of the original memory.
How does emotions impact memory?
- strong emotional state= heightened memory
- interference of emotional memory could decrease strength of less emotional memory and increase LTM of concept.
- More detailed
What is the concept of speed repetition?
The more you review something over time, the more you’ll remember.
What is memory decay?
As the strength of the LTM trace increases, the rate of decay decreases. Therefore, more semantic memories, which involve more neuronal interlacing, and have more interconnections with existing memories, decay less rapidly.
What did Hermann Ebbinghaus do?
Curve of forgetting shows that the more you review a concept the less quickly you forget.
Define: amnesia
Partial or total loss of memory- caused by traumatic or physical event (like concussion )
Define: anterograde amnesia
Can’t form new memories after event that caused amnesia
Define: retrograde amnesia
Can’t remember event previous to traumatic event
Define: Dementia
Brain illness or injury that causes memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning - going crazy
Define: Prospective memory
Remembering you have to do a task in the future: “oh I have to do my homework tonight.”
What is it called when you fill in a memory with fake detailed vivid memories?
confabulation
What happens if one is misinformed about the periodic table AFTER being taught the truth about it?
Misinformation effect- you recall the inaccurate, erasing accurate information.
What is it called when you recall an error in which the source of the memory was inaccurate? aka source amnesia
source monitoring effect.
How is the infant brain different from adult brain?
- more synapses
- fewer glial cells
- same # of neurons