Unit 7- Memory and Cognition Flashcards
Encoding
when we take in information and process it (do something with it)
Storage
keeping or retaining information in your memory
Retrieval
getting information back out of your memory
Maintenance Rehearsal (Short Term)
when we repeat information over and over
memorize for a few minutes
Chunking
grouping information together
phone number
Elaborative Rehearsal
when you add details in order to remember more
examples of stories
Mnemonic Devices
unusual or strange associations
pons-> Bridge
Method of Loci
remember information by visualizing in a familiar place
memorizing numbers on bills video
Peg Words
use a list of constant terms to associate wth the list to memorize
Serial Position Effect- ( primacy/Recency)
Remembers first and last
US Presidents
Proactive Interference
when old info blocks our ability to remember new
moves houses, write down old address
Retroactive interference
when new information blocks your ability to remember old
Aaron K
Sensory Memory
3-4 seconds
brief visualization
ex. before test
Eidetic
ABSOLUTE photographic memory
Echoic
ABSOLUTE auditory memory
STM/ Working Memory
10-15 secoonds
about 7 pieces
Long Term Memory
limitless store case of information
Long Term Potentiation
the more we practice the more neural pathways devlop
think hiking trail
Brain part that stores facts
Hippocampus
Brain part that stores muscle memory
Cerebellum
Types of Long Term Memory
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Cerebellum leads to
Non- Declarative/memory
Non- Declarative/memory leads to
classically conditioned memory
procedural memory
Hippocampus leads to
Declarative/Explicit Memory
Declarative/Explicit Memory leads to
Semantic and Episodic Memories
Episodic Memories leads to
Flashbulb memories
Non Declarative/Implicit Memory
doesnt take any effort to recall
Classically Conditioned Memory
involuntary
Procedural Memory
how to (w/o thought)
repetition
recipe, name
Declarative/Explicit Memory
takes effort to recall
