Schema theory
when your brain fills in the blanks with schema based guesses, sometimes creating false memories, this phenomenon occurs
Memory confabulation
This psychologist proposed the Multi-Store Model of memory in 1968.
Atkinson and Shiffrin
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Visuospatial Sketchpad
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This phenomenon refers to the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections, especially after an injury or learning a new skill.
Neuroplasicity
This type of processing uses schemas and prior knowledge to interpret new information
Top-down processing
The capacity of short-term memory, according to Miller’s “magic number.”
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What is a technique used to disrupt the articulatory loop?
Articulatory suppression
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This part of the brain is particularly known for its ability to undergo structural changes through neuroplasticity, particularly in response to learning and memory tasks.
Hippocampus
What approaches to psychology includes schema theory?
Cognitive approach
This famous case study of a patient with brain damage provided evidence for separate memory stores.
HM
What are the 2 components of the phonological loop?
Articulatory control system & Phonological store
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This field of study examines how neuroplasticity can be used to improve mental health outcomes, including the treatment of depression and PTSD through cognitive and behavioral techniques.
Psychotherapy
why do we experience culture shock?
The behaviors we observe are counter to our schemas
What did HM’s case study demonstrate about the distinction between STM
That STM and LTM are separate stores
What was the research study used to test the Working Memory Model:
Landry & Bartling (2011)
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This phenomenon, where the brain loses its ability to adapt or form new neural connections, is often seen in individuals with chronic stress or prolonged exposure to trauma.
neuroinflamation
What is the main assumption made in psychology which explains why brains form schemas?
Our minds are cognitive misers
The Multi-Store Model has been criticized for being too “this,” meaning it oversimplifies how memory works.
Reductionist
Originally there were 3 components of the Working Memory Model, in 2000 a 4th component was added, what is it?
Episodic Buffer
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This neurotransmitter, found in the autonomic nervous system, regulates heart rate and digestion and is released by the parasympathetic nervous system.
What is acetylcholine?