Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

10101 test 2/memory

gcsc 10101

TermDefinition
Hippocampus Key brain region for forming new memories/ involved in declarative memories.
Anterograde Amnesia Inability to form new memories due to damage to hippocampus; past intact.
Retrograde Amnesia inability to recall old memories before injury; able to form new memories
Types of Long Term Memory semantic, procedural, episodic, and declarative.
Memory Processes encoding, storage/consolidation, and retrieval.
Basal Ganglia Brain region essential for procedural memory formation.
Cerebellum Coordinates motor control and procedural memory.
encoding converting information into accessible form
storage/consolidation Holding this information in memory for later use memory
Retrieval Taking memories out of storage
sensory memory Storing an exact copy of incoming information for a few seconds; the first stage of memory
icon A fleeting mental image or visual representation
echo After a sound is heard, a brief continuation of the sound in the auditory system
short term memory WORKING MEMORY, similar to RAM in computer
Number 7 (Plus or Minus 2): STM is limited to holding seven (plus or minus two) information bits at once. Information Bits: Meaningful units of information.
long term memory RELEVANCE. Stored on basis of meaning and importance. Infinite amount of storage
Digit Span: Test of attention and short-term memory; string of numbers is recalled forward or backward. Typically part of intelligence tests
an example to increase short term memory chunking
sematic impersonal facts and everyday knowledge-- Days of week/month, names of objects, word, language.
procedural "knowing how" Long-term memories of conditioned responses and learned skills (typing, driving, actions, how-to)
episodic autobiographical Personal experiences linked with specific times and places .autobiographical,-- Harder to remember because constantly new information
declarative "knowing that" (amnesia affects this) LTM section that contains factual information. Names, faces, words, dates, symbols, etc.
The 2 parts of declarative are: semantic and episodic
implicit memory long-term memories that are not part of our consciousness.
explicit memory consciously try to remember, recall, and report
encoding failure When a memory was never formed in the first place
memory traces Physical changes in nerve cells or brain activity that occur when memories are stored
memory decay When memory traces become weaker
disuse Theory that memory traces weaken when memories are not used or retrieved
recall direct retrieval of facts or information - Easiest to remember last items in a list because they are still in STM - Fill-in-the-blank question on tests
Distractors: False items included with a correct item. - Wrong choices on multiple-choice tests
recognition identifies correctly previously learned material - Usually superior to recall - Multiple choice, matching question
tip of the tongue Feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable
encoding specificity related information is the same or similar during retrieval as in encoding - Remembering in same environment you stored - Going back to previous place to retrieve "lost" information
Alzheimer's Degenerative Disease of the brain. Amyloid plagues neurons
2 types of amnesia anterograde and retrograde
dementia general term for a decline in "cognitive ability". - memory loss and thinking difficulties
memory mnemonics Any kind of memory system or aid.
repression Unconsciously pushing painful, embarrassing, or threatening memories out of awareness/consciousness - Motivated forgetting,
suppression Consciously putting something painful or threatening out of mind or trying to keep it from entering awareness
serial position effect Hardest to recall items in the middle
recency bias most likely to recall. usually at end
Created by: sofasophia
Popular Psychology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards