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Myer's chap 9 addit
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Question | Answer |
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retrograde amnesia | Loss of memory before the onset of amnesia |
anterograde amnesia | Loss of memory for events after amnesia |
Hermann Ebbinghaus | Theory of Rapid forget then get slower forget |
Eric Kandel | Snail Research |
next in line effect | When next in line, we focus on our own actions than others. |
self reference effect | people remember more when something is about themselves |
method of loci | example of mnemonic device from ancient greece |
Karl Lashley | person who found that the memory doesnt exist in a single point |
working memory | newer understanding of short term memory. involving active conscious processing of oncoming auditory and visual spatial info an info retrieved from long term memory |
cerebellum | Brain region extending out from the rear of the brainstem. Form and stores implicit memories. |
state dependent memory | memories that activates during certain state such as emotions. |
Elizabeth Loftus | conducted research on the misinformation effect and the nature of false memories. |
psychogenic amnesia | presence of retrograde amnesia and lack of anterograde amnesiapatients lose their autobiographical memory and personal identity even though they are able to learn new information and perform everyday functions normally |