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53 Cards in this Set
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Define memory |
Retention of information over time/rate of retention of information |
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According to the term ........................., our memory is good in some situations and poor in some situations |
The paradox of memory |
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What is Suggestive memory techniques ? |
Procedures that encourage patients to recall memories that may have or may have not taken place |
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False but subjectively compelling memory is called |
Memory illusion |
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Observer memory is ........... |
Memory in which we see ourselves as an outside observer would |
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When we recall our memory seeing the world through our visual field, this is called................. memory |
Field |
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What are the three systems of memory? |
1. Sensory memory 2. Short-term memory 3. Long-term memory |
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Brief storage of perceptual information before it passed to short term memory is known as |
Sensory memory |
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Brief storage of perceptual information before it passed to short term memory is known as |
Sensory memory |
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Types of sensory memory includes (1) and (2) |
1. Iconic memory 2. Echoic memory |
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Brief storage of perceptual information before it passed to short term memory is known as |
Sensory memory |
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Types of sensory memory includes (1) and (2) |
1. Iconic memory 2. Echoic memory |
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What is iconic memory? |
It is a visual sensory memory (obtained through vision, and last only about a second) |
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Brief storage of perceptual information before it passed to short term memory is known as |
Sensory memory |
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Types of sensory memory includes (1) and (2) |
1. Iconic memory 2. Echoic memory |
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What is iconic memory? |
It is a visual sensory memory (obtained through vision, and last only about a second) |
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What is echoic memory? |
Auditory sensory memory ( through hearing, last 5 to 10 secs) |
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Memory that retains information for limited durations is called |
Short-term memory |
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How long does short-term last? a) about 20 seconds b) about 20 minutes C) about 20 hours |
The answer is a. Short-term memory is very brief |
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We lose short-term memory by: ............. and ................. |
Decay, interference |
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What are the two types of interference? Please explain |
Retroactive inhibition: interference of old due to acquiring new
Proactive: interference of new due to previous information |
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Three systems of memory differ along two dimensions; span and duration. Explain span and duration |
Span : capacity of each system Duration: period of time which a system can hold information
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3 basic processes of remembering are |
1. Encoding 2. Storage 3. Retrieval |
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3 basic processes of remembering are |
1. Encoding 2. Storage 3. Retrieval |
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Transforming sensory stimuli to a form of memory is the process of |
Encoding |
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3 basic processes of remembering are |
1. Encoding 2. Storage 3. Retrieval |
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Transforming sensory stimuli to a form of memory is the process of |
Encoding |
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When our brain effectively retain information for later use, this process is called |
Storage |
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When we locate the item and using it from memory, this process is called |
Retrieval |
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Primacy effect and recency effect are the general effects of |
Free recall |
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Primacy effect and recency effect are the general effects of |
Free recall |
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We perform better in free recall with similar .......... and .............. |
Context and internal state |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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What are the types of LTM? |
Episodic vs semantic Procedural vs declarative |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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What are the types of LTM? |
Episodic vs semantic Procedural vs declarative |
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Memory for specific event is called |
Episodic memory (LTM) |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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What are the types of LTM? |
Episodic vs semantic Procedural vs declarative |
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Memory for specific event is called |
Episodic memory (LTM) |
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General knowledge is also called ............. in terms of LTM |
Semantic memory |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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What are the types of LTM? |
Episodic vs semantic Procedural vs declarative |
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Memory for specific event is called |
Episodic memory (LTM) |
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General knowledge is also called ............. in terms of LTM |
Semantic memory |
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Procedural (implicit) memory |
Is remembered without awareness |
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When we encode and store message by its essential meaning but not the exact details of it, this is called ....... |
"Abstraction" Bransford (1971) |
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What are the types of LTM? |
Episodic vs semantic Procedural vs declarative |
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Memory for specific event is called |
Episodic memory (LTM) |
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General knowledge is also called ............. in terms of LTM |
Semantic memory |
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Procedural (implicit) memory |
Is remembered without awareness |
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Declarative (explicit) memory |
Is conscious recollection of memory |
