sleeping Flashcards
What is working memory?
Actively WORKING to retrieve a memory from long-term.
If I use something to help me remember another thing, what is that something called.
A mnemoic
Iconic memory isn’t really iconic. Why?
Because an iconic memory is just a memory that last a few tenths of a second.
Echoic memory refers to what?
Momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
Explain to the class the difference between implicit and explicit memory?
Implic is known as nondeclarative because they are just things you know how to do out of memory
Explicit memory is something that you actively know you know how to do
Give an example of retroactive and proactive memory.
Retroactive memory is the effect of new knowledge on old knowledge
Proactive memory is the effect of old knowledge on new ones.