RETRIEVAL/FORGETTING/AMNESIA Flashcards

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_ REHEARSAL IS NOT A VERY GOOD WAY TO GET INFORMATION INTO LTM, SINCE SAYING SOMETHING OVER AND OVER AGAIN GIVES ONLY ONE KIND OF RETRIEVAL CUE

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MAINTENANCE REHEARSAL

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A STIMULUS FOR REMEMBERING, THE SOUND OF THE WORD OR PHRASE

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RETRIEVAL CUE

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WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO REMEMBER A PIECE OF INFORMATION BY THINKING OF WHAT IT MEANS AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW, THEY ARE GIVING THEMSELVES _ FOR MEANING IN ADDITION TO THE SOUND

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CUES (RETRIEVAL CUE)

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THE MORE CUES STORE WITHA PIECE OF INFORMATION, THE _ THE RETRIEVAL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE

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EASIER THE RETRIEVAL

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1.RECALL
2.RECOGNITION

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2 KINDS OF RETRIEVAL MEMORIES

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_, MEMORIES ARE RETIEVED WITH FEW OR NO EXTERNAL CUES, SUCH AS FILLING IN THE BLANKS

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RECALL

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_, INVOLVES LOOKING AT OR HEARING INFORMATION AND MATCHING IT TO WHAT IS ALREADY IN MEMORY

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RECOGNITION

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8
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“IT’S RIGHT ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE”

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RETRIEVAL FAILURE

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WHEN PEOPLE FIND THEMSELVES STRUGGLING FOR AN ANSWER _ HAS FAILED (TEMPORARILY)

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RECALL HAS FAILED

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10
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THE ANSWER SEEMS SO VERY CLOSE TO THE SURFACE OF CONSCIOUS THOUGHT THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT’S ON THE TIP OF THE TOUNGE

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TIP OF THE TONGUE (TOP) PHENOMENON

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PEOPLE MAY BE ABLE TO SAY HOW LONG THE WORD IS OR NAME LETTERS THAT START OR EVEN END THE WORD, THEY CAN’T RETRIEVE THE SOUND OR ACTUAL SPELLING OF THE WORD TO ALLOW IT TO BE PULLED INTO THE AUDITORY _ OF STM SO THAT IT CAN BE FULLY RETRIEVED.

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AUDITORY “RECORDER” OF STM

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PEOPLE MAY BE ABLE TO SAY HOW LONG THE WORD IS OR NAME LETTERS THAT START OR EVEN END THE WORD, THEY CAN’T RETRIEVE THE SOUND OR ACTUAL SPELLING OF THE WORD TO ALLOW IT TO BE PULLED INTO THE AUDITORY “RECORDER” OF STM SO THAT IT CAN BE FULLY RETRIEVED.

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MEMORY PROBLEM THAT GETS MORE COMMON AS WE GET OLDER

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FEATURE OF RECALL THAT’S OFTEN SUBJECT TO A KIND OF PREJUDICE OF MEMORY RETRIEVAL, INFORMATION AT THE BEGINING AND AT THE END TENDS TO BE REMEMBERED MORE EASILY AND ACCURATELY

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SERIAL POSITION EFFECT

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14
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SIMPLEST REASON WHY WE FORGET IS SOME THINGS NEVER GET _ IN THE FIRST PLACE

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ENCODED

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THE INFORMATION DIDN’T GET PAST INTO THE SENSORY MEMORY, THE FAILURE TO PROCESS INFORMATION INTO MEMORY

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ENCODING FAILURE

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16
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1.MEMORY TRACE DECAY THEORY 2.INTERFERENCE THEORY

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THEORIES IN FORGETTING

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17
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ONE OF THE OLDER THEORIES OF FORGETTING

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MEMORY TRACE

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A _ IS SOME PHYSICAL CHANGE IN THE BRAIN, PERHAPS IN THE NEURON OR IN THE ACTIVITY BETWEEN NEURONS, WHICH OCCURS WHEN A MEMORY IS FORMED

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MEMORY TRACE

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IF THE TRACES IN THE BRAIN ARE NOT USED IT MAY _ , FADING INTO NOTHING

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DECAY (MEMORY TRACE)

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WHEN REFERRING TO LTM, DECAY THEORY IS CALLED ? “USE IT OR LOSE IT”

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DISUSE

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POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF LTM FORGETTING IS THAT ALTHOUGH MOST LONG-TERM MEMORIES MAY BE STORED MORE OR LESS PERMANENTLY INTHE BRAIN, THOSE MEMORIES MAY NOT ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE TO ATTEMPTED RETRIEVAL BECAUSE OTHER INFORMATION INTERFERES

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INTERFERENCE THEORY

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1.PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE 2.RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

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2 INTEFERENCE

23
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THE TENDENCY FOR OLDER OR PREVIOUSLY LEARNED MATERIAL TO INTERFERE WITH THE LEARNING (AND SUBSEQUENT RETRIEVAL) OF NEW MATERIAL

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PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

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WHEN NEWER INFORMATION INTERFERES WITH THE RETRIEVAL OF OLDER INFORMATION

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RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

25
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“WITHOUT MEMORY, LOSS OF MEMORY FROM THE POINT OF INJURY BACKWARDS

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RETROGRADE AMNESIA

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PEOPLE IN ACCIDENTS RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY AND UNABLE TO RECALL THE ACCIDENT ITSELF, THEY CAN;T REMEMBER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS OR EVEN DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT

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RETROGRADE AMNESIA

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_ CAN ALSO CAUSE A MORE TEMPORARY VERSION OF THE KIND OF AMNESIA (ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA)

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CONCUSSIONS

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THE LOSS OF MEMORIES FROM THE POINT OF INJURY OR ILLNESS FORWARD

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ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

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PEOPLE WITH THIS KIND OF AMNESIA HAVE DIFFICULTY REMEMBERING ANYTHING NEW

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ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

30
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A KIND OF AMNESIA MOST OFTEN SEEN IN PEOPLE WITH SENILE DEMENTIA

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ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

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MENTAL DISORDER IN WHICH SEVERE FORGETFULNESS, MENTAL CONFUSION, AND MOOD SWING ARE THE PRIMARY SYMPTOMS

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SENILE DEMENTIA

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_ DISEASE, THE PRIMARY MEMORY PROBLEM, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING IS ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

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ALZHEIMERS’S DISEASE

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MEMORY LOSS MAY BE RATHER MILD AT FIRST BUT BECOMES MORE SEVERE OVER TIME, CAUSING THE PERSON TO BECOME MORE AND MORE FORGETFUL ABOUT EVERYDAY TASKS

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ALZHEIMERS’S DISEASE

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AS _ DISEASE PROGRESSES, MEMORIES OF THE PAST SEEM TO BEGIN “ERASING” AS RETROGRADE AMNESIA ALSO TAKES HOLD

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ALZHEIMERS’S DISEASE

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A COSTLY DISEASE TO CARE FOR, AND CAREGIVERS OFTEN FACE SEVERE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL BURDENS IN CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WHO’S SLOWLY BECOMING A STRANGER

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ALZHEIMERS’S DISEASE

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EARLIEST MEMORY, ONE CAN’T REMEMBER MUCH THAT HAPPENED BEFORE AGE _

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3

37
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_ AMNESIA INVOLVES THE TYPE OF MEMORY THAT EXIST IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF LIFE, WHEN A CHILD IS STILL CONSIDERED AN INFANT

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INFANTILE AMNESIA

38
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EARLY MEMORIES ARE IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT?

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IMPLICIT

39
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_ MEMORIES ARE DIFFICULT TO BRING TO CONSCIOUSNESS

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IMPLICIT MEMORIES

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_ MEMORIES ARE MORE VERBAL AND CONSCIOUS FORM OF MEMORY, DOESN’T DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER ABOUT AGE 2, WHEN THE HIPPOCAMPUS IS MORE FULLY DEVELOPED AND LANGUAGE SKILLS BLOSSOM

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EXPLICIT MEMORIES

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UNTIL WHAT AGE THE HIPPOCAMOUS IS MORE FULLY DEVELOPED AND LANGUAGE SKILL BLOSSOM

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AFTER AGE OF 2