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Define Memory
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system that encodes stories and retrieve info.; essentially meaning sensory info and changes it into meaningful patterns that you can store and use later
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What are the 3 basic tasks of memory?
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1. Encoding 2.Storage 3. Retrieval
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What makes memories most accurate?
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focused attention, interest level, emotion, connections with previous experience, rehearsal
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What is Photographic Memory?
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Eidetic Imagery; especially clear and persistent form of memory
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What is the max capacity of sensory memories?
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max capacity of about 12 things
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What is the max capacity of working memory?
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max capacity= about 7 items
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What is the max capacity of Long Term memory?
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max capacity= unlimited
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What is Episodic Memory?
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part of declarative memory that stores personal experiences; "autobiography"
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What is Procedural Memory?
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A register for things we know how to do
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What is Declarative Memory?
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Info. we can describe; facts we know; experiences we remember
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What is Sensory Memory?
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hold brief sensory info to be screened for possible entry to working memory; hold info long enough for brain to scan and determine the amount of attention needed; sensory info has no meaning
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What is Working Memory?
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selected sensory info; hold info for few seconds; conscious experience is processed; short term memory
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What is Long Term Memory?
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info from working memory; store info for long time
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What are the two types of Amnesia?
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Anterograde, Retrograde
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What is Anterograde Amnesia?
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inability to form memories of new info
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What is Retrograde Amnesia?
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inability to remember previously stored info
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What are Retrieval Cues?
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stimuli that are used to bring memory into consciousness or behavior
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How does retrieving memories through priming work?
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filling in blank spots after unfilled spots were previously given
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What is the difference between recall and recognition?
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Recall: retrieval with minimal cues
Recognition: identifying the correct stimulus |
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What is the Encoding Specificity Principle?
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situation in which context is affected bu the way the memory was encoded/stored; talking to a friend and they say something that brings up a completely different subject
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What is Mood Congruent Memory?
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Memory that matches the mood you are in; being angry and remembering a time you were angry
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What is Transience?
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fading/impermanence of long-term memory
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What is Absent-Mindedness?
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retrieval failure; caused by attention shift; can occur on retrieval or during original encoding
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What is Blocking?
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one item acts as an obstacle to accessing and retrieving another memory
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What is Memory Misattribution?
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memories or ideas that are though to have a different root than they do in truth
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What is Suggestibility?
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External Cues distort or create memories
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What is Bias (referring to memories)?
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Distortion of memories by beliefs, attitudes and opinions
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