Rando
Conditions
Long-Term
Case Studies
Brain
100
"Please excuse my dear aunt sally" is an example of
mnemonics
100
What is the "tip-of-the-tongue" phenomenon?
A state in which one cannot recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar meaning and form
100
What is an example of state-dependent memory in the context of studying/taking an exam?
Chewing gum while studying -> chewing gum while taking test
100
Who had the worst case of amnesia ever?
Clive Wearing
100
Hippocampus is thought to be the ___ of working memory
Additionally, what is another way of saying "working memory"
workhorse and/or gateway to memory & short-term memory
200
What is false memory implantation? Describe the example provided in class.
False memory implantation is a technique used in cognitive psychology to investigate human memory. In memory implantation studies researchers make people believe that they remember an event that actually never happened.
The example from class was when Elizabeth Loftus asked the participant about getting lost in the mall. He didn't just "remember" the gist; he remembered specific details of a memory that never happened.
200
A rare condition in which an individual is able to recall every detail is called
Eidetic memory (also referred to as a photographic memory)
200
The 2 types of long-term memory are
declarative (explicit) & non-declarative (implicit)
200
Post surgery, HM had a (higher/lower) IQ & (was/was not) able to learn, remember, and retain new motor skills
Higher & was
200
What is the hippocampus responsible for?
Creating new memories (explicit memories)
300
What is the misinformation effect and what psychologist discovered it?
The misinformation effect is the presentation of misleading information that leads people to erroneous reports of that misinformation. It was discovered by Elizabeth Loftus.
300
Implicit memories are also known as ___ or ___ memories. An example of this would be ___.
1. automatic; motor
2. driving a car; driving stick shift
300
What is flashbulb memories & what population might this be problematic for?
Flashbulb memories are like replay memories or photographic memories and are associated with times of high emotion. These might be problematic for individuals who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.
300
What portion of HM's brain were removed & why?
Hippocampus and to help alleviate his severe epilepsy
300
Frontal lobe is associated with ___ memory & the amygdala is associated with ___ memory
Episodic & emotional
400
What is the "formula" or "capacity" of our short-term memory?
7 +- 2; chunking & rehearsal
400
What are semantic memories also known as?
Facts
400
Provide an example of proactive interference & retroactive interference
Proactive interference: study for bio, study for psych, take a psych test
Retroactive interference: study for psych, study for bio, take psych test
400
What is the forgetting curve & what psychologist discovered it?
400
What 2 portions of the brain are active/associated with priming?
Temporal lobes & hippocampus
500
What are the 5 ways memory is thought to be organized?
1. hierarchies
2. semantic networks
3. schemas
4. scripts
5. connectionist networks (neural)
500
What are 3 conditions/disorders/diseases that affect memory?
concussions, childhood amnesia, alzheimer's
500
What type of retrieval failure might be caused due to multitasking?
Interference
500
What type of amnesia did HM have?
HM had anterograde amnesia
500
Motor memory is in the ___
cerebellum (implicit)