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| what kind of memory storage holds info for a second or two? |
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| the process by which memories become stable in the brain is called |
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| long term potentiation occurs though |
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| strengthening of synaptic connections |
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| true or false: retrieval boosts subsequent memory through the repetition of info |
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| Neuroimaging studies suggest that TRYING to remember activates the |
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| the act of consciously or intentionally retrieving past experiences is |
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| the fact that emotional arousal generally leads to enhanced memory is supported by |
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eLaborative encoding
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process of actively relating new info to knowledge that’s already in memory
LOWER Left part of frontaL Lobe and inner part of temporal lobe |
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| survival encoding draws on elements from 3 other types of encoding: |
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| elaborative, imagery, organizational |
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| does short term memory hold sensory or nonsensory info for 15-20 seconds? |
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| combining smaller parts of info into larger clusters |
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| what type of memory has subsystems and has a VIP role in our cognitive lives |
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| the hippocampal region of the brain is critical for putting |
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| new info into the long term storage |
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| inability to transfer new info from short term to long term store |
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| inability to retrieve info acquired before an accident- 50 first dates |
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| long term storage involves growth of |
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| new synaptic connections between neurons |
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| process whereby communication across the synapse between neurons strengthens the connection, making further communication easier, plays an important role in long term memory storage |
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| influences the flow of info between neurons by controlling the initiation of LTP in most hippocampal pathways |
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| which is most importan of the memory processes? |
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| encoding specificity principle |
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| a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which info was initially encoded |
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| state dependent retrieval |
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| tendency for info to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval |
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| which yields better memory? semantic judgments or rhyme judgments? |
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| transfer-appropriate processing |
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| memory is likely to transfer from one situation to another when the encoding context of the situations match |
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| ebbinghaus is associated with |
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retrieval
“repeating an item usually improves memory for that item” |
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| Regions in the LEFT FRONTAL LOBE show heightened activity when people |
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| TRY to retrieve info that was presented earlier |
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| successfully remembering an experience involves activity in the |
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| past experiences influence later behavior and performance, even though people aren’t trying to recollect them and aren’t aware that they are remembering them |
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| an enhanced ability to think of a stimulus (word or object) as a result of a recent exposure to the stimulus….makes info more accessible |
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| priming is associated with REDUCED activity in the |
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transience
and occurs during when |
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forgetting what occurs with passage of time
occurs during storage phase |
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| greater activity in the lower left frontal region during encoding is associated with better |
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| blocking occurs especially with |
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| assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source |
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memory misattribution
-primary cause of mis-identifications |
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| frontal lobes play significant part in |
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| effortfu retrieval processes |
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| feeling of familiarity about something that hasn’t been encountered before |
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| patients feel strongly that theyve done something but they haven't |
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| Elizabeth Loftus and case of Holbrooks is associated with |
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| bias to reconstruct the past to fit the present |
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| tendency to exaggerate differences between what we feel or believe now and what we felt or believed in the past |
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| tendency to exaggerate the change between present and past in order to make ourselves look good in retrospect |
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| intrusive recollection of events that we wish we could forget |
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| when we experience an arousing event (during persistence) the ____ influences hormonal systems to kick into high gear |
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| when we experience an arousing event (during persistence) the ____ influences hormonal systems to kick into high gear |
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| memories are ____ not ____ |
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| implicit, motor and cognitive skills |
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| general knowledge and facts |
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| The Alien Baby Missed his Sister Brother and Parent |
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| transience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory misattribution, suggestibility, bias, persistence |
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| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder most caused by |
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| 1. sexual assault 2. combat vets |
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| which of the sins are beneficial to memory |
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| memory of eating pancakes on vacation at age 3. never talked about it with anyone this is an example of |
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| amygdala damage can cause you to lose ability to |
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| remember emotional events any better than nonemotional events |
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| "remembering being very anxious before exam 1 when in reality i was only a little anxious" is an example of |
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| ive been doing the same things at work all week, monday through friday. On Friday I can't remember what I did on Monday this is an example of |
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| joseph can't remember anything that happened before his car accident. joseph suffers from |
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| what is hte most effective way of memorizing words? |
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| taking an exam in the exact seat that you take notes in is beneficial because of the |
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| encoding specificity principle |
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| thinking about the meaning of words in order to memorize them is an example of ___ encoding |
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| what neurotransmitter is involved in long term potentiation |
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| i want my cat to use his scratching post instead of the couch. im trying to train him by giving a food reward everytime he steps in the direction of hte post. this is |
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| last year i became ill after eating shrimp. now i avoid it completely. this shows conditioning has a ___ aspect |
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