Memory
Your teacher gives you a multiple-choice test. This kind of test is a measure of your ________
Recognition
Patient H.M had what type of amnesia?
Anterograde Amnesia: He was unable to consolidate new short-term memories into long-term memory
What are 4 ways to improve consolidation?
Provide an example for each...
Chunking, personally meaningful connections, mnemonics, hierarchies, distributed practice, repeated recall through self-testing, deep processing
You have 2 exams on the same day. One exam is written in the room you had all your classes and SL sessions. The other exam is written in a science lab you have never been to before. You do much better on one of the exams despite studying hard for both. Which exam do you think you would do better on? Why?
Context-Dependent memory: enhance memory retrieval when we are back in the same time/place/context as when the experience was first encoded
You get home from the bar and remember you need to study for your exam next week. You study for about an hour. The next evening you try to study. You can't remember anything. You have two drinks and sit back down to study. Suddenly, you have an easier time remembering what you studied the night you went to the bar. What is this an example of?
State-dependent memory
What are the two types of interferences (some memories interfere with the encoding, storage, and/or retrieval of other memories)
Retroactive interference; proactive interference
When information is moved from short-term memory (STM) to Long-term memory (LTM) it is called _______. When it moves from LTM to STM is is called _________.
Consolidation; reconsolidated
Long-term memory consists of _____ and ____ memories.
Narain is learning how to ride a scooter. he has never done this before! As he is practicing this new motor skill, what brain area is involved? What type of memory is this?
Explicit; implicit
Basal Ganglia; implicit
Brain area that "listens in" on the activity in the cortex. Strengthened synapses in this area form the associations that underlie classical conditioning.
Cerebellum
Name all 7 ways to improve consolidation and 1 key feature for each one.
Chunking, personally meaningful connections, mnemonics, hierarchies, distributed practice, repeated recall through self-testing, deep processing