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100

"Please excuse my dear aunt sally" is an example of 

mnemonics

100

What is the "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon?

A state in which one cannot recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar meaning and form 

100

What is an example of state-dependent memory in the context of studying/taking an exam?

Chewing gum while studying -> chewing gum while taking test 

100

Who had the worst case of amnesia ever?

Clive Wearing 

100

Hippocampus is thought to be the ___ of working memory

Additionally, what is another way of saying "working memory"

workhorse and/or gateway to memory & short-term memory

200

What is false memory implantation? Describe the example provided in class.

False memory implantation is a technique used in cognitive psychology to investigate human memory. In memory implantation studies researchers make people believe that they remember an event that actually never happened. 

The example from class was when Elizabeth Loftus asked the participant about getting lost in the mall. He didn't just "remember" the gist; he remembered specific details of a memory that never happened.

200

A rare condition in which an individual is able to recall every detail is called

Eidetic memory (also referred to as a photographic memory)

200

The 2 types of long-term memory are

declarative (explicit) & non-declarative (implicit)

200
Post surgery, HM had a (higher/lower) IQ & (was/was not) able to learn, remember, and retain new motor skills 

Higher & was 

200

What is the hippocampus responsible for?

Creating new memories (explicit memories)

300

What is the misinformation effect and what psychologist discovered it?

The misinformation effect is the presentation of misleading information that leads people to erroneous reports of that misinformation. It was discovered by Elizabeth Loftus.

300

Implicit memories are also known as ___  or ___ memories. An example of this would be ___.

1. automatic; motor 

2. driving a car; driving stick shift 

300

What is flashbulb memories & what population might this be problematic for?

Flashbulb memories are like replay memories or photographic memories and are associated with times of high emotion. These might be problematic for individuals who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. 

300

What portion of HM's brain were removed & why?

Hippocampus and to help alleviate his severe epilepsy 

300

Frontal lobe is associated with ___ memory & the amygdala is associated with ___ memory

Episodic & emotional

400

What is the "formula" or "capacity" of our short-term memory?

7 +- 2; chunking & rehearsal

400

What are semantic memories also known as?

Facts 

400

Provide an example of proactive interference & retroactive interference

Proactive interference: study for bio, study for psych, take a psych test

Retroactive interference: study for psych, study for bio, take psych test

400

What is the forgetting curve & what psychologist discovered it?

400

What 2 portions of the brain are active/associated with priming?

Temporal lobes & hippocampus 

500

What are the 5 ways memory is thought to be organized?

1. hierarchies

2. semantic networks

3. schemas

4. scripts

5. connectionist networks (neural)

500

What are 3 conditions/disorders/diseases that affect memory?

concussions, childhood amnesia, alzheimer's

500

What type of retrieval failure might be caused due to multitasking?

Interference

500

What type of amnesia did HM have? 

HM had anterograde amnesia

500

Motor memory is in the ___

cerebellum (implicit)

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