psych 101 Exam 3 Flashcards
Levels of Processing
Shallow processing
Deep processing
Shallow processing
encodes info on a very basic level ( Letters)
or Intermediate level (Sounds)
Deep Processing
encodes info semantically * based on word meaning
why is making info meaningful important?
Bc if it neither meaningful or related to our experiences * we have trouble processing it
implicit memory system
- the cerebellum forms and stores memories created by classical conditioning.
- memories of physical skills(playing instrument) are implicit memory
-basal ganglia help form memeories for these skills.
-memory of the first 3 years of life is blank.
- command of language and a well-developed hippocampus are needed to form memories
infantile amnesia
exitment or stress trigger hormone production that provokes the ——- to engage memory.
amygdala
emotion-triggered hormonal changes
ex: 9/11 surprising event
Flashbulb memories
- increase in synapse’s firing potential
- after — the brain will not erase memories
- believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.
Long- term Potentiation
Memory retrieval cues
-priming ( prior exposure)
-context-dependent memory (physical location can be a cue)
-state-dependent memory (if you study high-take exam high)
-serial position effect ; (learn list of words and we will learn the beginning and end of the list)
When do we forget?
-forgetting can occur at any memory stage
- we process information, we filter, alter or lose much of it
encoding failure
Age: encoding lag is linked to age-related memory decline
Attention: failure to notice or encode contributes to memory failure.
Storage decay
- forgetting is initially rapid but then levels off with time
- physical changes in the brain occurs as memories form( memory trace)
