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Memory
Miscellenous
Types of Long Term Memory
Conditioning
Behavior Theories
100
refers to the storage of information over long periods of time
What is long term memory
100
loss of memory that may occur after a blow to the head or as a result of brain damage
What is amnesia
100
Knowing how to listen and take instruction from a computer repairman over the phone
What is semantic memory
100
a learning procedure in which associations are made between a stimulus
What is classical conditioning
100
engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs and expectations
What is intrinsic motivation
200
things you have in your conscious mind at any one moment; doesn’t necessarily involve paying close attention
What is short term memory
200
thinking about thinking (and we are currently thinking about thinking about thinking).
What is metacognition
200
knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings
What is semantic
200
learning in which a certain action is reinforced or punished
What is operant conditioning
200
engaging in activities that either reduce biological needs or help us obtain external incentives
What is extrinsic motivation
300
very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor
What is sensory memory
300
techniques for using associations to memorize and retrieve information
What is a mnemonic device
300
memory of one’s life, including time of occurrence
What is episodic
300
the learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus (salivating to the bell)
What is conditioned response
300
natural tendencies of an organism to make a specific response to certain environment stimuli without involving reason.
What is instinct theory
400
the process of grouping items to make them easier to remember (Grouping together phone numbers) and what type of memory
What is chunking-short term
400
blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories
What is interference
400
memory of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection. (Skills)
What is procedural
400
an ordinarily neutral event that, after training, leads to a response such as salvation (bell AFTER training)
What is conditioned stimulus
400
theory that states motivation comes from biological or psychological requirement of an organism that is fulfilled by drive
What is drive-reduction theory
500
the ability to remember with great accuracy (photographic memory)
What is Eidetic memory
500
a label for a class of objects or events that have at least one attribute in common
What is a concept
500
memory of knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed
What is declarative memory
500
an event that causes a predictable response without prior training (the food)
What is unconditioned response
500
an external stimulus, reinforcer, or reward that motivates behavior
What is incentive theory