Ch 8 Psych

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Memory

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The process allows us to record ,store , and later retrieve experiences and information

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Encoding

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Getting information into the system by translating it into a neural code that your brain processes

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Storage

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Retaining information overtime

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Retrieval

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Process is that access stores information

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Sensory memory

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Briefly holds incoming sensory information

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Short-term memory

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And memory store that temporarily holds a limited amount of information

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Memory codes

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Mental representations of some type of information or stimulus

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Chunking

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Combining individual items into larger units of meaning

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Working memory

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A limited capacity system that temporarily stores and processes information

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Long-term memory

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Our vast library of more durable stored memories

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Serial position effect

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Meaning that the ability to recall item is influenced by the items position in a series

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Levels of processing

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The more deeply process information the better we will remember it

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Maintenance rehearsal

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Involved simple rote to repetition

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Elaborative rehearsal

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Involves focusing on the meaning of information or expanding on it and someway

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Mnemonic device

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A memory aid

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Schema

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A mental framework, an organized thought about some aspect of the world

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Associative network

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A massive network of associated ideas and concepts

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Priming

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Refers to the activation of one concept by another

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Flashbulb memories

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Recollections that seem so vivid that we should picture them as they were snapshots of moments in time

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Encoding specificity principke

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States that memory is enhanced when conditions were present during retrieval match those that were present during encoding

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Context dependent memory

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It typically is easier to remember something in the same environment in which it was originally encoded

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State dependent memory

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Proposes that our ability to retrieve information is greater one hour in ternal state at the time of retrieval matches our original state during learning

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Mood congruent

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We tend to recall information or events that are congruent with our current mood

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Decay theory

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Which propose that with time and disuse the long-term physical memory trace in the nervous system fades away

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Proactive interference

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Occurs when material learned in the past interferes with the recall of newer material

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Retroactive interference

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Occurs when newly acquired information interferes with the ability to recall information learned at an earlier state

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Repression

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A motivational process that protects us by blocking the conscious recall of anxiety arousing memories

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Prospective memory

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Concerns remembering to perform an activity in the future

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Neural network models

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It's memory is represented by unique pattern of interconnected and simultaneously activated nodes

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Retrograde amnesia

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Represents memory loss for events that took place sometime in life before the onset of amnesia

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Anterograde amnesia

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Refers to memory loss for events that occur after the initial onset of a amnesia

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Dementia

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Refers to in their memory and other cognitive deficits that accompany brain degeneration and I nterfere with normal functioning

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Alzheimer's disease

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Progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia among adults over the age of 65

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Misinformation effect

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The distortion of the memory by misleading postevent information

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Source confusion

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Our tendency to recall something or recognize it as familiar but to forget where we encountered it

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Memory consolidation

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The hypothetical and gradual binding process

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Declarative memory

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Involves factual knowledge

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Episodic memory

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Our store of knowledge concerning personal experiences

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Semantic

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Presents general factual knowledge about the world language including a memory for words and concepts

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Procedural memory

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Reflected in skills and actions

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Explicit memory

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Involves conscious or intention memory retrieval as when you consciously recognize or recall something

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Implicit memory

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Occurs when memory influences our behavior without conscious awareness

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Retrieval cue

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A stimulus that activates information stored in long-term memory

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Autobiographical memories

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Recollections of personally experienced events that make up the stories of our lives

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Priming

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Refers to the activation of one concept by another

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Context dependent memory

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It typically is easier to remember something in the same environment in which it was originally encoded

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State dependent memory

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Proposes that our ability to retrieve information is greater one hour in ternal state at the time of retrieval matches our original state during learning

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Mood congruent

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We tend to recall information or events that are congruent with our current mood

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Decay theory

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Which propose that with time and disuse the long-term physical memory trace in the nervous system fades away

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Proactive interference

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Occurs when material learned in the past interferes with the recall of newer material

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Retroactive interference

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Occurs when newly acquired information interferes with the ability to recall information learned at an earlier state

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Repression

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A motivational process that protects us by blocking the conscious recall of anxiety arousing memories

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Prospective memory

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Concerns remembering to perform an activity in the future

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Neural network models

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It's memory is represented by unique pattern of interconnected and simultaneously activated nodes

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Retrograde amnesia

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Represents memory loss for events that took place sometime in life before the onset of amnesia

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Anterograde amnesia

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Refers to memory loss for events that occur after the initial onset of a amnesia

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Dementia

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Refers to in their memory and other cognitive deficits that accompany brain degeneration and I nterfere with normal functioning

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Alzheimer's disease

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Progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia among adults over the age of 65

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Misinformation effect

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The distortion of the memory by misleading postevent information

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Source confusion

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Our tendency to recall something or recognize it as familiar but to forget where we encountered it

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Memory consolidation

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The hypothetical and gradual binding process

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Declarative memory

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Involves factual knowledge

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Episodic memory

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Our store of knowledge concerning personal experiences

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Semantic

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Presents general factual knowledge about the world language including a memory for words and concepts

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Procedural memory

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Reflected in skills and actions

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Explicit memory

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Involves conscious or intention memory retrieval as when you consciously recognize or recall something

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Implicit memory

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Occurs when memory influences our behavior without conscious awareness

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Retrieval cue

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A stimulus that activates information stored in long-term memory

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Autobiographical memories

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Recollections of personally experienced events that make up the stories of our lives