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PSY Chapt. 6

Question	Answer
Memory	Process by which we encode, store, and retrieve info
What r the 3 stages of remembering?	Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval
Sensory Memory	Operates as a kind of snapshot that stores info. 4 a brief moment in time. (1 sec) (Lasts only an instant.)
Two kinds of sensory memory	Iconic Memory & Echoic Memory
Iconic Memory	Reflects info. from the VISUAL syst.
Echoic memory	Stores auditory info. coming from EARS.
Sensory memory	1st stage of the 3 stages of memory
The 2 parts of declarative memory are	episodic and semantic
Amnesia memory loss	occurs w/out other mental difficulties
Schemas	Organized bodies of info stored in memory that bias the way new info is: Interpreted, Stored, & Recalled
Working memory (/short-term)	Memory syst. that holds info for a short time while actively rehearsing that info
Rehearsal	Repetition of info that has entered short-term memory
Explicit memory	Involves intent - intentional or conscious recollection of info
Interference occurs when:	The instructor keeps talking as you are trying to write down what she just said
Recognition	The retrieval cue that involves seeing a stimulus and determining if that stimulus has been seen before
Proactive interference	Info learned EARLIER disrupts the recall of newer material - progresses in time
Retroactive interference	Material that was learned LATER disrupts the retrieval of info that was learned EARLEIR - retrogresses in time
Encoding	The initial process of encoding information in a form usable to memory
Reconstructed memory
Decay	loss of info through nonuse
Rehearsal increases the:	length of time that info can be held in short-term memory
The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is a failure of:	Retrieval
Semantic Networks	An organizational tool in long-term memory that stores material in mental clusters of interconnected info
Keyword technique	Involves linking things that you know with things that you want to learn
Implicit memory	Memories of which people are not consciously aware
Anterograde amnesia	memory is lost for events that follow an injury
Retrograde amnesia	memory is lost for occurrences prior to a certain event
What is the name of the specific process in which long-term memories become represented by complex neural pathways?	Consolidation
Priming	Exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related info
Hippocampus	Located below the cortex and important for the consolidation of memory - organizing memories then passing on to cerebral cortex
Amygdala	Involved with memories involving emotion (vivid emotion, feelings,)
Consolidation	Memories become fixed and stable in long-term memory - they're organized and filed in the long-term memory
Cultural differences can be seen in	the way info is acquired and rehearsed
Eyewitness accounts	can be inaccurate because of the wording of questions
According to the levels of processing theory, we are most likely to remember things if we consider	what they mean.

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