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17 Cards in this Set
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What curve did Ebbinghaus create? |
The forgetting curve |
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What is a technique that allows you to remember more information in short term? |
Chunking; separating parts in units |
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What did the serial position curve show? |
The memory recall is best for items that were presented earlier or at the end of a test |
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How could you decrease the primacy effect? |
Say the list faster |
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How could you decrease the recency effect |
Have the subjects do a distracting task immediately after encoding |
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What does the "levels of Processing" memory module suggest? |
- Items encoded at a deeper level (more attention, more elaboration) result in longer lasting memory than items encoded at a shallow level (less attention and less elaboration)
- meaning > rhyme > case |
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What does encoding specificity imply? |
When we encode a particular item the item is not processed in isolation but together with the surrounding context |
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Why can false memories occur? |
Memory is a highly reconstructive process, which is subject to alteration and manipulation |
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Why might something/someone feel familiar? |
If it is easily processed, it is a fluent experience |
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Attribution does what? |
Ties together causes with effect |
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What is sensory memory? |
Transient maintanence of perceptual and physical information from the very recent past. |
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What is the amount of information that can be held in short term memory? |
7 (+/-) 2 items |
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What is the difference between short term and working memory? |
Working memory is involved in more conscious control; short term 2.0. A central executive which coordinates and manipulates info |
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Whats the difference between declaritive and non-declaritive memory? |
Declaritive is memory for specific facts or episodes; non-declaritive memory is not overtly recalled but apparent in functioning |
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The hippocampus plays a role in long term memory. T/F. |
False; plays a role in STM |
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_________ interference occurs when knowledge prior to a memory prevents its retrieval. |
Protractive |
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______ interference occurs when new knowledge prevents the retrieval of old memories. |
Retroactive |
