Memory #1
Vocab, the persistence of learning over time
Memory
Vocab, the process of getting information into the memory system
Encoding
What can go wrong in long term storage that causes forgetting?
Some items are altered or lost
Vocab, the smallest unit that carries meaning:
Morpheme
A high IQ is considered above ________ while a intellectually disadvantaged individual would be under _________
130 & 70
Vocab, a clear sustained memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
Flashbulb memory
Short term memory
What three things cause forgetting?
Encoding failure, storage decay, and retrieval failure
4 Months
What are the three steps to memory?
Encoding, storage, and retrieval
What type of memory is shown here; the digits of a phone number
Short term memory
What causes the misinformation effect?
Reconsolidation
Vocab,smallest unit of sound:
Phonemes
What type of processing encodes things like space, time, and frequency?
automatic processing
What kind of encoding do you need to preform to complete homework?
Effortful encoding
Whats the difference between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia?
Retrograde - can't recall past
Anterograde - can't form new memories
Banjiamin Lee Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis relates to what aspect of the power language?
Linguistic determinism
What are the steps to long term memory?
External events -> sensory input -> sensory memory -> working/short term memory -> long term memory storage
What three things result in long term memory?
Auditory rehearsal, Visual spacial information, and central execution.
Whats the difference between retroactive interference and proactive interference?
Retroactive - New information affects old information
Proactive - Old information affects new information
The idea that language develops because of an inborn tendency to learn the grammar rules of language was proposed by?
Chomsky