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Infomation processing system that works to encode, store and retreive information.
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| What are the 3 processes of memory? |
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| Encoding, Storage, and Retreival |
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Converting enviornmental / mental stimuli into memorable brain codes
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| "Holding on" to encoded information that is retained over time |
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| pulling information from storage |
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| breif storage of perceptual information before it is processed into short term memory |
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| the ability to only focus on one stimulus at a time among all of the sensory input |
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| Visual type of sensory memory that lasts for about 1 second before it is forgot |
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| Auditory type of sensory memory that lasts about 5-15 seconds |
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| the method of transfering information from short term memory to longterm memory by making the infirmation meaningful in some way |
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| What a person is paying attention to (their counciousness). Hold +/- 7 chunks on information at a time. |
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organizing information into meaningful groups, allowing a person to expand the span of their short term memory.
Ex. Remembering the letters F, B and I versus FBI |
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| the tendency to remember information that was presented first |
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| the tendency to remember information that was presented last |
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Memories which can be consciously recalled
ex. facts or events |
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a type of declarative memory that is composed of facts and general knowledge
ex. The definition of semantic memory.
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a type of declarative memory that is composed of the events a person has experenced
ex. The memory about going to Disneyland as a child. |
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| inability to form new memories |
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| unable to remember previously stored memories |
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| The Hippocampus plays a role in the formation of _______ memories |
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| Highly emotional events (usually unpleasant) are remembered especially vividly. The Amygdala plays a role in the formation of these memories, the more active generaly the more likely a person is to remember. |
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| disturbing memories that are avoided by anxiety and pushed away from conciousness. |
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memories formed during a particular physiological or psycological state will be easier to remember while in a similar state
ex. Taking a test in the same room you learned the information. |
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| the inability to retreive memories much before age 3 |
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| a stimulus for remembering a peice of information or experence |
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ability to identify a stimulus more easily or more quickly after having encountered a similar stimuli
ex. Showing a person a word, later giving them part of a word, and then asking them to complete the fragment. |
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General sense or meaning contrasted with exact details
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retreivial method in which one must identify present stimuli as having been previously presented
ex. Multiple choice test |
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retreival method in which one must reproduced information previously presented. (Deepest level of learning)
ex. Fill in the blank test |
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| any mental activity or processing of information |
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| a category of objects, events, or activities |
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an object, event or activity that closely matches the defining characteristics of a certain concept
ex. Concept: Ice Cream
Prototype: Vanilla
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| Which part of the brain is the most important for coordinating thinking (Brain activity)? |
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The Frontal Lobe
-Keeps track of situations
-Helps a person understand the context
-Helps people respond to a specific stimulus |
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cluster of concepts that provides the context and expectations about features found when a person encounters familiar people situations, images or ideas
ex. The Schema of an office is cubicles, computers ect. |
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a cluster of knowledge about a sequence of events and actions expected to occur in a particular setting
ex. Boys asking a girl out on a date. |
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| a type of problem solving strategy where one possible solution after another is tried until a person is succsessful |
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a type of problem solving method where a step-by-step procedure is used to solve a problem and guarantees a solution if the steps are followed
ex. A recipe |
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| a problem solving method where a person makes a guess based on experence |
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a problem solving method where a person receives a sudden perception of a solution to a problem
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| solving problems by combining ides or behaviors in new ways |
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| mental capacity to acquire knowledge, reason, and solve problems effectively |
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mental age divided by chronological age (actual age)
ex. 12/10 x 100 = IQ 120
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