Remembering And Forgetting Flashcards
Recognition
Involves identifying previously learned information with the help of more external cues
Recall
Involves retrieving previously learned information without the aid of or with very few external cues
Network theory
We store related idea in separate categories, or files, called nodes
Nodes
Memory files that contain related information organized around a specific topic or category
Network hierarchy
Arrangement of nodes or memory files in certain order of hierarchy
Forgetting curve
Measures the amount of previously learned information that subjects can recall or reorganize across time
Repression
Mental process that automatically hides emotionally threatening or anxiety producing information in the unconscious
Retrieval cues
Mental reminders that we create by forming mental images or creating associations between new information and information we already know
Amnesia
Loss of memory that may occur after a blow or damage to the brain
Inference
The recall of some particular memory is blocked or prevented by other related memories
Proactive inference
Old information blocks the remembering of related new information
Retroactive information
New information blocks the retrieval of related old information
State dependent learning
It is easier to recall information when you are in the same physiological or emotional state or setting as when you originally encoded the information
Neural assemblies
Groups of interconnected neurons whose activation allows information or stimuli to be recognized and held briefly and temporarily in short term memory
Long term potentiation LTP
Increases sensitivity of neuron to stimulation after it has been repeatedly stimulated
