W7_05 Memory Flashcards

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1
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4 models for thinking about memory?

A

memory traces that vary in strength;
memory stores with difference characteristics;
memory systems;
memory processing

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what are the 4 memory systems?

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working memory;
episodic memory;
semantic memory;
procedural memory

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what are some problems with the “3-store model” of memory?

A

STM varies in capacity;
STM forgetting rate varies;
LTM is undefined

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what are 4 components of the memory processing theory?

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remembering as processing;
remembering;
encoding;
retrieving

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what are the functions of the medial-temporal brain in memory?

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consolidating permanent memory, and establishing associations between events

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what are functions of the frontal regions of the brain in memory?

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evidence suggests:
Left frontal region is encoding;
Right frontal region is retrieval

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how does brain volume change with age? how does white matter change with age?

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brain volume declines quickly after 20s;

white matter holds up pretty well

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how does hippocampus change with time?

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shrinks too

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what type of memory is lost as age progresses?

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episodic

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