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| human memory is divided into two sections: short term (STM) and long term (LTM) |
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| relatively permanent, infinite(?) storage capacity, utilizes elaborative rehearsal |
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| duration is seconds to minutes, can only hold 7 +/- 2 "chunks" of information, utilizes maintenance rehearsal to hold information |
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| early part of a list of words recalled better than middle: recalled from LTM |
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| last part of list recalled better than middle: recalled from STM |
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| last part of list recalled better than middle: recalled from STM |
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| ways to reduce recency effect |
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| wait 20 seconds after reading words before initiating recall |
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| ways to reduce primacy effect |
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| present the list of words faster |
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| based on speech sounds (STM) |
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| what goes on during elaborative rehearsal - a memory trace changes from a dynamic to a structural pattern |
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| pattern of activity among a group of cells (STM) |
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| pattern of connections within a group of cells (LTM) |
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| interruption of consolidation process |
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| amnesia for events happening BEFORE trauma |
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| amnesia for events happening AFTER trauma |
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| MISplacement and/or retrieval failure |
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| DISplacement and/or decay |
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| old information affects new |
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| new information affects old |
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episodes, events with time and place
"I saw an elephant at a zoo in 1988." |
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facts, concepts and meanings:
"An elephant has big floppy ears and a trunk." |
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| reference to prior learning experience |
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| what were the words on the list you read? |
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| circle the words you saw earlier |
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| no conscious awareness of remembering |
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"knowing THAT" (mainly explicit)
statements, using episodic and generic information |
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"knowing HOW" (mainly implicit)
skills: riding a bike, playing an instrument,etc. |
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| basic, primitive mental state corresponding to energies in env't; EXPERIENCE of world |
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| mental state corresponding to properties of objects and events in env't; KNOWLEDGE of world |
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