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CHAPTER #7
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- 1memoryretention of information overtime
- 2memory illusionfalse but subjectively compelling memory
- 3sensory memorybrief storage of perceptual information before it's passed to short term memory
- 4iconic memoryour sense of memory that applies to vision
- 5echoic memoryauditory sensory memory
- 6short term memorymemory system that retains information for limited durations
- 7decayfading of information from memory overtime
- 8interferenceloss of information from memory overtime
- 9retroactive interferenceinterference with retention of old information due to acquisition of new information
- 10proactive interferenceinterference w/ acquisition of new information due to previous learning of information
- 11magic numberthe span of short term memory according to George miller seven plus or minus 2
- 12chunkingorganizing information into meaningful groups allowing us to extend the span of short term memory
- 13rehearsalrepeating informaation to extend the duration of retention in short term and promote likelihood of transfer to long term
- 14maintenance rehearsalrepeating stimuli in their original form to retain them in short term memory
- 15elabrotive rehearsallinking stimulus to each other in a meaningful way to improve retention of info in short term memory
- 16levels of processingdepth of transforming info which influences how well we remember it
- 17long term memoryrelatively during (from min-years) retention of info stored RE our facts experiences and skills
- 18permastorethe type of long term memory that appears permanent
- 19the primacy effecttendency to remember words at the beginning of a list well
- 20the recency effecttendency to remember words at the end of a list well
- 21Von restorff effectthe tendency to remember stimulus that are distinctive or that stick out like a sore thumb
- 22serial position curvegraph depicting both primacy and recency effect on pals ability to recall items on list
- 23semantic memoryour knowledge of facts about the world
- 24episodic memoryrecollection of events in our lives
- 25explicit memorymemorie we recall intentionally and of which be have conscious awareness
- 26implicit memorymemories we don't deliberately remember or reflect on consciously
- 27procedural memorymemory for hoe to do things: motor skills, habits
- 28Primingour ability to identify a stimulus more easily or quickly after encountering similar stimulus
- 29encodingthe process of getting info into memory banks
- 30mnemonica learning aid, strategy, or device that enhances recall
- 31storageprocess of keeping information in memory
- 32schemaorganized knowledge or structure or mental model that we've stored in memory
- 33retrievalreactivation or reconstruction of experiences from our memory stores
- 34retrieval cueshints that make it easier for us to recall information
- 35recallgenerating previously remember info
- 36recognitionselecting previous remember info from an array of options
- 37relearningrequiring knowledge that we'd previously learned but forgotten overtime
- 38distributed VS mass practicestudying information in small increments overtime, VS large increments over a brief time
- 39Tip of the tongue phenomenonexperience of knowing that we know something without being able to access it
- 40encoding specificityphenomenon of remembering something better when conditions under which we retrieve info are similar to when we encoded
- 41Context dependant learningsuperior retrieval of memories when the external context of the original memories matches the revival context
- 42state dependant leaningsuperior retrieval of memory when the organism is in the same physiological or psychological state as it was during encoding
- 43long term potentiation LTPlong lasting strengthening of connections between 2 neutrons after synchronous activiation
- 44long term depression LTDlong lasting weakening of connections between 2 neutrons after low patterns of activation
- 45Retrograde amnesialoss of memory from past
- 46anterograde amnesiainability to encode new memory
- 47meta memoryknowledge about our own memory
- 48infantile amnesiainability of adults to remember personal experiences that took place at an early age
- 49flashbulb memoriesemotional memory that is extraordinarily vivid and detailed
- 50source monitoring confusionlack of clarity about the origin of a memory
- 51cryptomnesiafailure to recognize our ideas originated with someone else
- 52suggestive memory techniqueprocedure that encourages patients to recall memories that may or may not have taken place
- 53misinformation effectcreation of fictitious memories by providing misleading information about an event after it takes place
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