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Memory (ch.6)

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Encoding   show
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Storage   show
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Retrieval   show
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show Information-processing model (processed in three stages like a computer) Parallel distribution (memory processes take place at the same time over a large network) Levels of processing (memories are deeply processed according to its meaning)  
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show Sensory memory, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory  
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show Iconic (visual memory) and Echoic (auditory memory)  
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show Lasts only 1/4 of a second. Views the surroundings and analyses if it should be brought into conciousness  
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show Lasts about 2-4 seconds. Allows you to remember what someone said/what you heard long enough to recognize its meaning. Smaller capacity than iconic memory  
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show Documented the existence of an iconic memory. Humans have a visual image for a brief moment and then it is discarded  
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Describe memory like a filing cabinet (LTM, sensory memory, working memory)   show
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How long is information held in STM   show
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Maintenance rehearsal   show
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Elaborative rehearsal (and examples)   show
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show Stacking information to be able to hold more items. Ex. it's easier to remember 64-099-4522, than 640994522  
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show 5-9 items. George Miller  
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show People falsely believe that they would have accurately predicted something if they hadn't been told - "I told you so"  
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show Memories can be altered or revised to include new information  
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show Information that is conscious and known. Semantic and Episodic  
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Non-declarative (implicit) memory   show
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Semantic memory   show
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Episodic memory   show
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show Information stored in the brain is all connected, and concepts are related  
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show Info at the beginning and end of a body of information is more easily than info in the middle  
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Recency Effect   show
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Primacy effect   show
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show Retrieved really easy with no external clues. Ex. Fill in the blank, giving people your name  
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Recognition   show
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Context-dependant learning   show
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show Your psychological situation/condition helps you remember  
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show Information presented after the event alters the memory of the event  
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show 1. It has to be realistic/plausible 2. It must be presented with true information  
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Encoding failure   show
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Interferance theory   show
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Who is Hermann Ebbinghaus   show
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show Prefrontal cortex  
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show Hippocampus  
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show Frontal cortex  
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What part of the brain stores implicit/non-declarative memories   show
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What part of the brain stores Semantic and Epsodic memories   show
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show Amygdala  
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Retrograde vs. Anterograde amnesia   show
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Contribution of Elizabeth Loftus   show
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show Guy who studied monkeys and their stress and agression. Found that stress releases certain hormones which cause neurons to not function as well, and chronic stress can lead to diseases  
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Review how memories are stored   show
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