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memory
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- 1Flashbulb MemoryRemembering a unique and highly emotional event
- 2Information processingThe three stages of processing information
- 3The first stage of Information processing; encoding:Processing information into the memory system
- 4The second stage of information processing: Storage:The process of retaining encoded information over time
- 5The third and final stage of information processing: RetrievalGetting information out of the memory system
- 6Atikons and Shiffrins 3 stage processing model:SENSORY MEMORY--> WORKING (SHORT-TERM) MEMORY-->LONG TERM MEMORY
- 7Sensory MemoryThe momentary storage of information that only last an instant; we decided if this info is important enough to take in; if not then it is lost
- 8short term memoryMemory storage that holds meaningful information for a short time; has limited capacity; can store more if the information is chunked; has to be transferred to long term
- 9long term memoryMemory that stores information permanently
- 10working memoryActs as an active workspace for information to be retrieved , manipulated, and maintained through rehearsal.
- 11automatic processingEnormous amounts of information is processed effortlessly through: space, time, and frequency.
- 12Effortful processingInformation committed to memory requiring effort
- 13RehearsalRelearning a concept
- 14Spacing effectRetaining information is BETTER when we relearn it over time
- 15Serial position effectwhen your recall is better for first and last items but bad for the middle items
- 16Mnemonic devicesThe technique that uses vivid imagery to aid memory
- 17method of lociInvolves imagining moving through a familiar series of locations
- 18peg word systemRemembering a jingle and then associating the jingle with something you're trying to remember
- 19chunkingorganizing items into familiar units
- 20memory processingThe process of acquiring, storing, retaining, and later retrieving information
- 21long term potentiationA persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity. These patterns produce long lasting increase in signal transition.
- 22AmnesiaThe inability to remember events for a period of time often due to brain injury
- 23stress hormones and memoriesStronger emotions make stronger memories ; stress boost activity in the brain's memory forming area
- 24explicit memoriesconscious recollection of info... you are trying to do something on purpose
- 25implicit memoriesmemories you are not consciously aware of yet these memories can affect your behavior
- 26prefrontal cortexMemory involving the sequence of events BUT NOT THE EVENTS THEMSELVES
- 27Hippocampusencodes and transfers new explicit memories to long-term memory
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- 11th grade Psychology Flashcards on memory , created by Samantha Herrera on 11/12/2023.
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