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Unit 5: Memory
semester 1 final
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Psychology
12th Grade
01/18/2010

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information processing model
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memory must pass through sensory memory, short term memory, and long term memory
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basic memory processes
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encoding, storage, retrieval
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encoding
Definition
acquiring info and storing it in memory
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storage
Definition
maintaining info in memory over time
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retrieval
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processing of recalling stored memories
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sensory memory
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holds large amounts of memory info briefly, but long enough to keep them connected
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short term memory
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holds unrehearsed info for a short amount of time, can work on information
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long term memory
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long lasting, maybe unlimited
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implicit
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unintentional influence of previous experiences
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explicit
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intentionally trying to remember
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anterograde amnesia
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(50 first dates) loss of memory of anything after accident
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retrograde amnesia
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loss of memory of anything that happened before accident (full house)
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part of brain involved in memory
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hippocampus
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retroactive interference
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new interferes with old
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proactive interference
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old interferes with new
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motivated forgetting
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people can willfully suppress memories
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constructive memory
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fills in gaps
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techniques
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