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chapter 6 memory

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what is encoding? turning info into a storable memory
what is stoage? keeping the memory
what is retrieval? remembering the memory
Sensory memory: lasts few seconds, process info from our environment. made by Sperling.
Short term memory: memory you choose to focus on for 20 seconds.
long term memory: relatively permanent stoage for memories
Procedural (procedure) memory? memories of skills and actions
Episodic (episode) memory? memories of different events.
Semantic (meaning) memory: memories of facts, knowledge, and meaning
Semantic Network Model: when memories are associated with other things/memories (like red reminds you of blue)
Serial position/ state effect: ability to better remember first and last items of a list. primacy and recency.
encoding specificity principle: remembering something when in same environement as you learned it
Which theory of forgetting is when information isn't encoded into long term memory? Encoding Failure. (Marmie and Healy)
Which theory says our natural brain processes naturally cause us to forget things? Decay theory.
Which theory says our memories compete with each other and/or replace each other? Interference theory.
What is proactive interference? old fighting new
what is retroactive interference?
memory consolidation (solidation-solidify) turning a new, fragile, long term memory into a solid, stable one
Elaborative Rehearsal example: “I knew it was lunchtime because my hypothalamus told me I was hungry, thirsty, and cold. My hippocampus helped me remember a new restaurant that opened on campus, but when I got there I had to wait in line and my amygdala reacted with anger.
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