Memory Processes
What are the three steps to making and keeping a memory?
Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
What is retrograde amnesia?
When you can't remember the past up to a certain point.
Give an example of a context-dependent memory.
(student generated)
What is functional fixedness?
When we can't see a purpose for something other than what it's made for.
What is insight?
A sudden realization
What is working memory?
A combination of short-term and long-term. Allows you to access prior knowledge while working with new knowledge.
What is anterograde amnesia?
When you can't form new memories after a certain point.
Give an example of a mood-dependent memory.
(class generated)
What is an algorithm?
A step-by-step process for solving a problem.
If Broca's area is damaged, what happens?
Cannot produce speech - can't construct sentences and move muscles
Give an example of a procedural memory.
(generated by class)
What is proactive interference?
When old learning gets in the way of new learning
Define one of the following: recall or recognition
recall: remembering something completely
recognition: know it when you see it
This is when we ignore information that doesn't support the beliefs and ideas we already have.
Confirmation bias
If Wernicke's area is damaged, what happens?
Cannot understand language (reading or speech)
Give an example of chunking.
Grouping information in order to make it meaningful.
What is retroactive interference?
When new learning gets in the way of old learning.
Give an example of framing.
(class generated)
This is when we approach problems the same way we have in the past because this strategy has worked before.
Mental set
This unit of language is the smallest individual sound
Phoneme
What does information need to have in order for us to remember it better?
Meaning
What are the most likely causes of forgetting?
Failure to encode, decay, retrieval failure
Which brain areas are involved in memory?
hippocampus, cerebellum, amygdala
The ability to come up with a lot of different ways to solve a problem.
Divergent thinking
This unit of language is the smallest unit that carries meaning
Morpheme