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PY1101 Chapter 7 key points
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- 1Sensory Registersplit-second representation of a perceived stimulus that remains very briefly after that stimulus disappears
- 2Iconic Storagevisual sensory registration
- 3echoic storageauditory sensory registration
- 4Short-term memory (STM)stores info for roughly 20-30 seconds unless the info is maintained through rehearsal
- 5Elaborative rehearsalthinking about and elaborating on the information's meaning
- 6Chunkinggrouping information into larger units than single words or digits.
- 7declarative memorydivided into semantic/generic and episodic memory
- 8semantic/generic memorygeneral world knowledge or facts
- 9episodic memorymemories of particular events
- 10procedural memory'how to' knowledge of procedures or skills
- 11explicit memoryconscious recollection
- 12recallthe spontaneous retrieval of material from long-term memory
- 13recognitionmemory for whether something currently perceived has been previously encountered or learned
- 14Implicit Memoryexpressed in behavior rather than consciously retrieved
- 15everyday memorymemory as it occurs in daily life - tends to be functional and emotionally significant
- 16prospective memorymemory for things that need to be done in the future
- 17encodingused to retrieve information from memory, transfers the info into a representational form or 'code' that can be readily accessed from memory
- 18mnemonic devicessystematic strategies for remembering retrieval
- 19flashbulb memoriesvivid memories of exciting or highly consequential events
- 20decay theoryforgetting as a result of a fading memory trace
- 21interferenceinterference of new and old info with retrieval of the other
- 22motivated forgettingforgetting for a reason, which leads to inhibition of retrieval
- 23anterograde amnesiainability to retain new memories
- 24retrograde amnesialoss of memories that were made before the brain was damaged
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- Psychology Flashcards on PY1101 Chapter 7 key points, created by Daniel Noack on 29/05/2018.
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