Memory Processes
__________ is a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience.
Memory
Like many who lived at the time, September 11, 2001 is a memorable date. What type of memory is this?
flashbulb memory
This is the type of memory we can state.
Declarative Memory
A brief registering of information from the environment through our eyes, ears, nose, etc
Sensory memory
Herman Ebbinghaus found that if we don't rehears information, it quickly __________
decays
Putting information into the brain, through incoming sensory information is
Encoding
Jima remembers the birth of her first child vividly, she was elated! Her excitement likely activated her ________ which helps encode emotional memories.
The amygdala
These are doing memories, for skills
Non-declarative memories
This type of memory holds 7 +/- 2 pieces of information
Short term memory
An area of the brain that helps encode and retrieve information that is emotional
amygdala
Getting information out of your mind when prompted to do so
Retrieval
You are shown a list of words that include bed, night, slumber, tired, pillow, moon and then you are asked to recall them. You recall "sleep" even though it wasn't on the list. What effect is this?
de'javu
Implicit:Non-declarative memory;_______:Declarative memory
Explicit
This type of memory can span years of time and is essentially limitless in what it can hold
Long term memory
A failure to recall information that has been learned is this.
Forgetting
Putting information away into a temporary or permanent memory store is
Storage
You go over your notes after every class, you get to the test and realize you know what was first and last in your notes but not what's in the middle. What phenomenon is this?
primacy and recency effects
Implicit memories are processed and retrieved using two parts of the brain, what are these?
cerebellum and basal ganglia
Jake is introduced to Bea, he rehearses her name in his head while they are talking and just getting to know each other. What type of memory is this?
Short Term or Working Memory
A multiple choice test is this type of memory test
Recognition
A fill in the blank test is this type of memory test
Recall
You are in a bad mood during your last outing with friends. Someone asks you about one of your friends and all you can remember is negative things. This recall is due to
mood congruent memory
Around Halloween, Jo feels his anxiety return, knowing that there will be people dressed in spooky costumes. He finds himself going out less. What type of memory is this?
explicit memory, a memory for personal episodes
Will makes himself a password for his new Jeopardy account. He is asked to re-enter the password. He cannot see the password he enters in the first entry. What type of memory is this?
short term or working memory
The physical, brain basis for memory
Long Term Potentiation or LTP