psychology final Flashcards
dual processing
the principle that info is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracts
blindsight
a condition where a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously expressing it
parallel processing
processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously
sequential processing
processing one aspect of a stimulus or problem at a time ; used to process new info or solve difficult problems
sleep consolidation
sleep reactivates recent experiences stored in the hippocampus and shifts them for permanent storage elsewhere in the cortex
implicit memories
retention of learned skills or classically conditions associations independent of conscious recollection; ex riding a bike
explicit memories
retention of facts and experiences that we can consciously know
memory
the persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, an retrieval of info
short term memory
briefly activated memory of a few items that is later stored or forgotten
working memory
sensory info and info retrieved from long term memory
long term memory
the relatively permanent and limitless archive of the memory system
hippocampus
neural center located in the limbic system, helps process explicit memories for storage
frontal lobe
portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans
cerebral cortex
the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the forebrains of verbal hemispheres; the body’s ultimate control and info center
integration
memories for related experiences are stored as overlapping representations in the brain forming memory networks that span events
