VOCAB
factors associated with information about your surroundings
retrieval cues
This memory system is made up of semantic and episodic memories.
Explicit Memory System
encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
Effortful Processing
Critical in forming and retaining emotional experiences
Amygdala
Part of the nervous system responsible for memory
Cerebrum/Brain
the activation of certain associations, predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response
priming
the capacity of long term memory
Unlimited
organizing methods into manageable units often occurs automatically
Chunking method
Important for storing classically conditioned memories
Cerebellum
processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously
Parallel Processing
term that describes why we better recall information in the context we learned it
state-dependent memory
The process of memories being transferred from temporary status in the hippocampus to a long term location in the brain.
Memory Consolidation
type of memory encoded as a result of classical conditioning
Implicit memory
Parts of the brain network dedicated to explicit memory formation
Hippocampus and frontal lobes
learning that persists over time; though encoding, storage, and retrieval
Memory
Three measures used as evidence to show learning persist (Hint: three R’s)
Recall, Recognition, Relearning
A type of memory that is related to a personal or emotional significant event.
Flashbulb Memory
two types of sensory memory
Iconic and Echoic memory
Is used to remember a visual party scene
Right Frontal Lobe
increase in a cells firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation
Long term potentiation
studied relearning response speed association with memory strength
Herman Ebbinghaus
This psychologist studied rat’s memory as they escaped a maze, dissecting part of its brain cortex after each run.
Karl Lashley
Proposed that we can encode about 7 pieces of information
George Miller
Helps form procedural memories for skills
Basal ganglia
the tendency to recall best to last and first times on a list
Serial Position Effect