Thinking and Memory

Question 1

a type of behavior that uses ideas or
symbols as “inner representations” of things or events

Answer 1

thinking

Question 2

covert behavior as it is not observable, and cannot be seen or heard by others

Answer 2

thinking

Question 3

2 major categories of thinking

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• associative thinking
• directed thinking

Question 4

includes indirected and uncontrolled thinking

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associative thinking

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thinking oriented towards a goal

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directed thinking

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4 kinds of associative thinking

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• autistic thinking
• nightdreaming
• imagination
• eidetic imagery

Question 7

5 kinds of directed thinking

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• critical thinking
• creative thinking
• brainstorming
• reasoning
• problem solving

Question 8

extent to which original and previous learned information still persists

Answer 8

memory

Question 9

ability to retain information;

involves the storage of learned items and information that are retrieved for future use

Answer 9

memory

Question 10

processes of memory

Answer 10

• encoding or acquisition
• storage
• retrieval

Question 11

Involves getting the remembered information out of storage.

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retrieval

Question 12

holding the memory of encoded information for future use

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storage

Question 13

classifying information to be ready for storage

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encoding or acquisition

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3 types of memory:

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• sensory memory
• short-term memory
• long-term memory

Question 15

Information that comes through our senses

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sensory memory

Question 16

working memory and our active memory

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short-term memory

Question 17

Memory that remains for the rest of our lives

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long-term memory

Question 18

how long does these 3 types of memory persist?

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• sensory: 7 secs
• stm: 20 secs
• ltm: for the rest of our lives

Question 19

3 types of long-term memory

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• semantic memory
• procedural memory
• episodic memory

Question 20

Memory that remains for the rest of our lives

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remembering

Question 21

4 types of remembering

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• redintegration
• recall
• recognition
• relearning

Question 22

Simple revival of past experience without cue;

may involve motor or verbal skills.

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recall

Question 23

Involves more rapid learning than before on the basis of some retention from earlier learning

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relearning

Question 24

Reestablishes an earlier experience on the basis of partial cues;

May not be detailed or complete

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redintegration

Question 25

Involves recognizing someone or something familiar (sense of familiarity)

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recognition

Question 26

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 26

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 26

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 26

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 26

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 27

inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory

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forgetting

Question 28

theories of forgetting

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- interference theory - trace decay theory - retrieval based forgetting - storage based forgetting - motivated forgetting

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kinds of interference theory

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- Proactive Interference - Retroactive Interference

Question 30

Retroactive or proactive inhibition; The retrieval and recall of memory could be interrupted by previous knowledge and new information (conflict among information)

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interference theory

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occurs when new information (learned later) blocks or disrupts the retrieval of related old information (learned earlier)

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retroactive interference

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occurs when old information (learned earlier) blocks or disrupts the remembering of related new information (learned later)

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proactive interference

Question 33

occurs as a result of the automatic decay or fading of the memory trace

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trace decay theory

Question 34

forgetting takes place through the _______

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passage or lapse of time

Question 35

Forgetting of information occurs when an individual fails to retrieve information from their memory

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retrieval based forgetting

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2 main reasons for failure in memory retrieval:

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1. failure in encoding due to which the information never made it to the long-term memory in the first place 2. due to the distortion of learned information in the long-term memory

Question 37

attributes forgetting to motivational factors, including amnesia

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motivated forgetting

Question 38

motivated forgetting is ________ blocking

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purposive

Question 39

complete forgetting of one's personal past and to repression

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amnesia

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types of amnesia

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- organic amnesia - dissociative amnesia - psychogenic amnesia

Question 41

Lose both personal identity as well as general knowledge

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organic amnesia

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Loss of identity but general knowledge is still intact

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psychogenic amnesia

Question 43

condition in which a person cannot remember important information about their life

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dissociative amnesia

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primary symptom of organic amnesia

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anterogade amnesia

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amnesia wherein memory gradually returns

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organic amnesia

Question 46

______ amnesia hardly never returns

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organic amnesia

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2 main types of psychogenic amnesia

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1. Global amnesia (fugue state) 2. Situation- specific amnesia (part of PTSD)

Question 47

2 main types of psychogenic amnesia

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1. Global amnesia (fugue state) 2. Situation- specific amnesia (part of PTSD)

Question 48

2 main types of psychogenic amnesia

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1. Global amnesia (fugue state) 2. Situation- specific amnesia (part of PTSD)

Question 49

2 types of dream content according to psychoanalysis

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- latent - manifest

Question 50

hidden content ; requires the use of dream interpretation technique

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latent

Question 51

content as it occurs to the dreamer

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manifest

Question 52

steps in the germination of original and inventive ideas

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- preparation - incubation - illumination - verification

Question 53

a new idea originating in an exciting moment of insight

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brain storm

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3 forms of reasoning

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- inducting reasoning - deductive reasoning - syllogistic reasoning

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general to specific

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deductive reasoning

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two premises: major & minor, and a conclusion

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syllogistic reasoning

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specific to general

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inductive reasoning

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types of problem solving

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- trial and error - algorithm - heuristics

Question 59

information we are presently using

Answer 59

short term memory

Question 60

semantic memory involves ______ model of our environment

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mental

Question 61

this type of memory is the simple and basic form of long-term memory

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procedural memory

Question 62

this type of memory is the unique memory about specific event or a person

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episodic memory

Question 63

redintegration may not be ______ or _____

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- detailed - complete

Question 64

recall may involve ___ or _____ skills

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motor or verbal

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what causes fading or decay of the memory traces in the brain?

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metabolic processes of the brain

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'cue-dependent forgetting' means?

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there is a failure in encoding due to which the information never made it to the long-term memory

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cause of organic amnesia

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various types of brain damage

Question 68

cause of psychogenic amnesia

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traumatic or extremely stressful events