Week 7 Flashcards
A fill-in-the-blank question tests your ______
recall
a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
recall
a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
recognition
a multiple-choice test question tests your _______
recognition
learning something more quickly when you learn it a second or later time
relearning
what are the three stages of memory?
1) encoding
2) storage
3) retrieval
encoding
forming a new memory; getting info into the brain
storage
maintaining the memory over time; retaining the information
retrieval
later getting the information back out; accessing the memory
explicit memory
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
implicit memory
retention independent of conscious recollection
source amnesia
not remembering where you got a memory from (oh i read it somewhere, idk how i know that)
cannot later remember events that occur after brain damage
anterograde
cannot remember events prior to brain damage
retrograde
state-dependent memory
if you’re in a bad mood, you’ll remember more negative things; if you’re in a good mood, you’ll remember mostly good things
_________ (aka CRAMMING) can produce speedy short-term learning and feelings of confidence
massed practice
the _______ and _______ are important for EXPLICIT memory
frontal lobes; hippocampus
the _______ and _______ are important for IMPLICIT memory
cerebellum; basal ganglia
serial position effect
our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
recall best for first items
primacy effect
recall best for last items
recency effect
The mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people:
concept
short-term memory occurs in the:
frontal lobe
the conversion from short-term to long-term memory occurs in the:
hippocampus
long-term storage occurs in the:
frontal and temporal lobes
“What was your name again?” displays a problem with ______.
encoding
Memory decay is an example of a problem with _____.
storage
“Tip of the tongue” error is an example of a problem with ______.
retireval
Turning the light off when the exit a room is an example of ________.
implicit (procedural) memory
_______ which are very time consuming, exhaust all possibilities before arriving at a solution
algorithms
trying to guess where you’d find honey in a grocery store is an example of ________.
heuristics
heuristics:
simple thinking strategies that allow us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently (less time-consuming; more error-prone)
insight:
involves sudden novel realization of a solution to a problem (ah-ha!)
when an insight strikes, it activates which part of the brain?
right temporal cortex
the ____ scans your brain while it’s still functioning
fMRI
confirmation bias:
a tendency to search for information that confirms a personal bias
an inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective; this impedes problem solving (matchbox example)
fixation
the car SMASHED the car vs. the car HIT the car is an example of what?
framing
