Da Basics
The three stages of memory
What is Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval?
The three measures of Retention
What is Recall, Recognition, & Relearning?
The umbrella term for the loss of memory.
What is dementia?
Another term for thinking, knowing, and remembering
What is cognition?
Sounds without meaning
What are Phonemes?
The ability of the brain to process multiple things simultaneously?
What is Parallel Processing?
The two parts of the brain network dedicated to implicit memory formation
What is the Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia?
Study repeatedly, spending more time rehearsing, and making material personally meaningful.
What is improving memory?
When people seek out and recall information that supports their preconceived belief
What is confirmation bias?
The term for the structure of words in a sentence
What is Syntax?
The two types of retrieval
What is Recall and Recognition?
A clear memory of an emotionally significant event
People who can’t remember who they are and their past experiences, but can form new ones.
What is retrograde amnesia?
The three levels of concepts
What are superordinate, basic, and subordinate?
Part of the brain that interprets auditory code
What is Wernicke’s Area?
The amount of time information stays in your short-term memory
What is 20 seconds?
An increase in the cell's firing potential after brief rapid stimulation
People who remember who they are and their past experiences, but can’t form new ones.
What is anterograde amnesia?
Cognitive bias that limits a person to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used
What is functional fixedness?
This stage in language begins at around the age of 4 months and those in this stage can hear differences between noises.
What is the Babbling Stage?
Activation of particular associations in memory, often unconsciously
What is Priming?
Adding misleading information into one’s memory of an event
What is memory misinformation?
Our tendency to use information that comes to mind quickly and easily when making decisions about the future
What is availability heuristic?
The term for “secret twin language
What is Cryptophasia?