Functions of Memory
What are the three processes of memory?
Encoding, Storage, & Retrieval
What part of the brain is responsible for processing emotional memories?
Amygdala
What part of the neuron receives (intakes) information?
Dendrites
Which lifespan theory holds the belief that early childhood experience are the most impactful to development?
Psychosexual Theory (Freud)
What are groupings of ideas, memories, or images?
concepts
Which type of memory stores brief sensory events?
Sensory memory
Arousal theory
What part of the brain is responsible for higher-level cognitive functioning?
Frontal lobe
By observing separation & reunion between caregiver and child, researchers were able to measure type of _____.
Attachment
What trend refers to the idea that each generation has a slightly higher IQ than the previous generation?
Flynn Effect
Which type of memory is responsible for events and facts?
Declarative memory (Explicit memory)
What type of memory is likely a clear recollection of an important event like your wedding day or a near death experience?
Flashbulb memory
Which body system is responsible for glands and hormones?
Endocrine system
Alcohol, stress, smoking, or anything that can cause harm to a developing fetus is called a _____.
Teratogen
When you meet a doctor, you assume the person is intelligent, hard-working, and calm under pressure. This is due to the idea of having a _____.
role schema.
Which type of retrieval involves accessing information WITHOUT cues?
Recall
What is the common cause of forgetting things we experience frequently like a room number or what's on a dollar bill?
Encoding failure
What part of a neuron acts as insulation to allow messages to travel quickly?
Myelin sheath
The biggest question that adolescents strive to answer is
"Who am I?" -or- "What do I want to be?"
How to apply GEMDAS, being able to list states and capitals, and knowing how to spell words are all types of which type of intelligence?
Crystallized intelligence
Which type of memories are formed from behaviors and are not part of our consciousness?
Implicit memories
What part of the brain allows you to continue to learn procedures and processes even if damage prevents you from processing explicit memories?
Cerebellum
The brain & spinal cord are part of the ____ nervous system and the nerves are part of the _____ nervous system.
Central; Peripheral
The primary task in late adulthood is the battle between
generativity vs. stagnation
Bell Curve