Working Memory and Learning
Better memory for the last few items in a series of information
What is the Recency effect
Stores information for usually no more than 30 seconds
What is Short Term memory
the memory is intact but cannot be retrieved
What is Retrieval failure
memory of episodes and events in one’s own life
What is Autobiographical memory
A technique for assisting with memory
What is a Mnemonic
Unlimited duration and capacity
What is long term memory
a mental experience that is remembered as fact but is either false or significantly different from what really happened
What are False memories
This requires thinking about the meaning of the material
What is Deep processing
The phenomenon in which it’s easier to remember information when you’re in the same situation in which you first learned it.
what is Context-dependent learning
A very brief duration but a very large capacity
What is Sensory memory
can cause an error when remembering certain events. (EX: Remembering seeing books in an office even if there was not any)
What is Schematic Knowledge
Extremely clear memories that stem from highly emotional events that last for many years
What are Flashbulb memories
Organizes information in a chronological sequence
What is a Episodic buffer
Knowing how to do something
What is procedural memory
an Unreliable method that lead to around 75% of false convictions in court
What is Eyewitness Errors
The feeling of fear with no explicit memory
What is Hippocampal damage
Does not add to the process of learning new information. Memory is good regardless
What is intention
general knowledge with no ties to anything in particular
What is Semantic memory
The experiment that proved that just a choice in words/language can affect someone's perception and memory
What is Loftus and Palmer (1974)
Unable to recall explicit memories and implicit memories remain intact
Anterograde Amnesia