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33 Cards in this Set
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memory |
ability to retain and retrieve information |
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memory is highly ______ and not like a _______ |
selective, tape recorder |
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source misattribution |
getting info from another source and thinking it's yours |
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flashbulb memory |
an unusual, shocking, tragic event that has photographic deets |
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confabulation |
confusing an event that happened to someone else with one that happened to you |
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explicit memory |
concious, intentional recollection of an event |
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recall |
the ability to reproduce from memory previously learned information |
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recognition |
the ability to identify previously encountered material |
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implicit memory--> PRIMING |
person reads/listens to information and later is tested to see whether the information affects the performance of another type of task |
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relearning method |
reteach someone something and see how long it takes them to get it |
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memory involves what in terms of brain activity |
encoding-->storage-->retrieval |
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3 parts of memory |
sensory register, short term memory, long term memory |
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short term memory info |
limited capacity, short storage of mems |
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long term memory info |
unlimited capacity, some meme are permanent, all are indexed |
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PDP model |
model of memory in which knowledge is represented as connections |
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working memory |
take info stored in memory and do something with it |
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procedural memories |
knowing how |
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declarative memory |
knowing that |
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semantic memories |
general knowledge/facts |
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episodic mems |
recollection of personal experiences |
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serial position effect |
based on order/position things are presented, you're more likely to remember |
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primacy effect |
you are more likely to remember the first thing |
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recency effect |
you're more likely to remember the most recent thing you heard |
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high hormonal level can |
interfere with retention |
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effective encoding |
to remember info, it must be encoded accurately |
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rehearsal |
review /practice of material while you are learning it |
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retrieval practice |
necessary if memory is to undergo consolidtion |
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mnemonics |
strategies and tricks for improving memory |
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psychological amnesia |
loss of personal identity forget memory for long time then later recall it with perfect accuracy |
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decay |
info that eventually disappears if not accessed |
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replacement |
new memory overrides old memory |
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interference |
recently learned material that interferes with previously learned info |
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cue-dependent forgetting |
inability to retrieve info stored in mem bc of inefficent recall cues |
