Functions of Memory
A set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time.
Memory.
Because of its role in processing emotional information, the ____ is also involved in memory consolidation.
Amygdala.
Two components of long-term memory.
Explicit and Implicit.
The loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma.
Amnesia.
Occurs when the memory is never stored in our memory in the first place.
Encoding Failure.
Encoding → Storage → Retrieval
Functions of memory.
Injury to this area leaves us unable to process new declarative memories.
Hippocampus.
Capacity of short-term memory is usually about __ items; +/- 2.
7
True.
Conscious repetition of information to be remembered.
Rehearsal.
The input of information into the memory system.
Encoding.
True or False: The Cerebellum and Prefrontal Cortex are not involved in memory processes.
False.
Transfer of short-term memory to long-term memory.
Memory consolidation.
The effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories.
Suggestibility.
Organizing information into manageable bits of chunks.
Chunking.
The retention of the encoded information
Storage.
Epinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, glutamate, and acetylcholine.
Neurotransmitters.
The conscious repetition of information to be remembered.
Rehearsal.
After exposure to additional and possibly inaccurate information, a person may misremember the original event.
Misinformation Effect Paradigm.
Memory aids that help us organize information for encoding.
Mnemonic Devices.
Getting the information out of memory and back into awareness.
Retrieval
It is believed that strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories, and weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories. This is called:
Arousal Theory.
Who discovered capacity of short-term memory?
George Miller.
Recall of false autobiographical memories.
False Memory Syndrome.
Technique in which you think about the meaning of the new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory.
Elaborative Rehearsal.