Topic 2- Memory Vocab Flashcards

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Sensory register

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Our immediate memory of sensory information

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Short-term memory

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Our initial memory store that is temporary and limited.

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Long-term memory

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A memory store that holds potentially limitless amounts of information for up to a lifetime.

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Long-term memory

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A memory store that holds potentially limitless amounts of information for up to a lifetime.

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Duration

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The length of time information can be stored in short-term and long-term memory.

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Capacity

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The amount of information that can be stored in short-term and long-term memory.

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Encoding

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Turning sensory information into a form that can be used and stored by the brain.

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Rehearse

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When we repeat information over and over again to make it stick.

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Displacement

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When the short-term memory becomes ‘full’ and new information pushes out older information.

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Interference

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When new information overwrites older information, for example when a new phone number takes the place of an old phone number in your memory.

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Processing

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The operations we perform on sensory information in the brain.

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Input

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For human memory, this refers to the sensory information we receive from our environment.

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Storage

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The retention of information in our memory system.

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Encoding

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Turning sensory information into a form that can be used and stored by the brain.

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Acoustic encoding

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The process of storing sound in our memory system.

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Visual encoding

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The process of storing something that is seen in our memory system.

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Semantic encoding

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The process of storing the meaning of information in our memory system, rather than the sound of a word, we store the definition / meaning of that word.

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output

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refers to our behavioral response from memory

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retrieval

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the recall of stored memories

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amnesia

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memory loss due to an accident, disease or injury

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anterograde amnesia

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no new long-term memories can be formed

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retrograde amnesia

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affects the recall of memories prior to an injury to the brain (affects long term memory)

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active reconstruction

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memory is not an exact copy of what we experienced, but a reconstruction of events that are influenced by our schema

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schema

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a packet of knowledge that influences how we perceive and remember

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omission
leaving out unfamiliar or irrelevant details when remembering something
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transformation
when details are changed to make them more familiar and rational
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familiarization
when unfamiliar details are changed to align with our personal schemas
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rationalization
adding details into our recall to give a reason for something that may have not originally fitted with our schema
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cognitive interview
a police interview designed to ensure that a witness to a crime does not actively reconstruct their memory
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ecological validity
extent to which the findings explain the behavior in different situations
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subjective
based on a personal opinion or feeling
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sensory register
our immediate memory of sensory information
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attention
focus on certain sensory information
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trigram
meaningless string of 3 letters
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iconic memory
sensory register for visual information
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echoic memory
sensory register for auditory information
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modality free
not linked to a specific type of sensory information
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primacy
tendency to recall words at the beginning of a list
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recency
tendency to recall words at the end of a list when asked to remember it
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serial reproduction
Technique where participants retell something to another participant to form a chain
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Repeated reproduction
Technique where participants are asked to recall something again and again
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Reliable
When the outcomes of a study are consistent
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Statistical analysis
Mathematical calculations performed on data go see wether findings could be due to chance
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Standardized procedure
Where the procedure of the study is the same across all conditions
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Extraneous variables
Variables that could affect the results of the study
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Mundane realism
A realistic, everyday task
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Reductionism
Theory of explaining something according to it’s basic constituent parts
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Reductionist
Practice of reductionism
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Holistic
Practice of holism
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Holism
Theory of explaining something as a whole