PSYC 1010 - Ch 9 (Memory) Flashcards

3525867651	Sensory Memory	separate sensory store for each system (vision, hearing, ect) holds brief traces of all info registered by that system - unconscious processes may operate on these traces to determine which information to pass on to working memory	0
3525884322	Working Memory	where conscious mental work takes place on info brought in from sensory mem and long term memory - also called short-term memory b/c info in it that is not longer attended to quickly disappears	1
3525920531	Long-Term Memory	repository of all that a person knows - info here is dormant, being actively processed only when it is brought into working memory	2
3525930696	Control Processes	Attention - brings info from sensory memory into working mem Encoding - brings info from working mem to long-term Retrieval - brings info from long-term into working mem	3
3525944925	Focused Attention	selective listening and viewing studiesshow that we can effectively focus attention, screening out irrelevant stimuli - we are aware of physical qualities, not meaning of stimuli that we do not attend to	4
3525957941	Shifting Attention	we unconsciously monitor unattended stimuli - in case we need to shift attention later - preattentive processing for meaning	5
3525971343	Preattentive Processing	unattended sensory info can affect conscious thought and behavior -- Stroop Interference Effect (colors and words of colors)	6
3525981257	Brain Mechanism	preattentive and conscious processing for meaning involve many of same brain areas	7
3526049520	Phonological Loop	maintains verbal info thru subvocal repetition and permits vocal thought	8
3526054260	Visuospatial Sketchpad	permits us to hold and process mental images	9
3526061995	Active Processing	without processing, info is quickly lost from working mem	10
3526067678	Dual-Task Performance	we can perform two tasks simultaneously if one involves only the phonological loop and the other only the visuospatial sketchpad - if both involved -> mental interference	11
3526075936	Brain Areas Involved	mental rehearsal of words involved activity in same brain areas as speaking/listening to words - "what" and "where-and-how" pathways involved in mental imagery in ways that correspond to their roles in visual perception	12
3526095111	Central Executive	prefrontal cortex -> responsible for regulating and coordinating the mind's activities	13
3526108826	Elaboration	actively extending one's understanding of something - connecting it with info already in long-term mem	14
3526159662	Chunking	facilitates encoding by grouping seperate items into one high-level units	15
3526163083	Organizing	organizing info into logical hierarchy facilitates encoding and retrieval - visualizing verbally presented info may improve memory	16
3526176302	Temporal Lobe Amnesia	lack abilities to form new long-term memories - can form and use implicit memories - show greater loss of episodic memory than of semantic memory	17
3526190790	Retrograde Amnesia	long-term memories exist first in lable form, becoming more stable through consideration	18
3526201457	Remembering	frequent recall sleep shortly after learning	19
3526209942	Mental Associations	links among items of info in long-term memory which provide basis for retrieval - principles of continuity and similarity	20
3526219000	Network Models	describe long-term memory as vast web of associations that vary in strength - activation can spread along associative pathways - environmental context	21
3526227445	Memories	constructed and reconstructed - schmas and scripts (represent our general knowledge and beliefs) affecet memory construction, assist memory -- can be distorted by leading questions, suggestions, imagination, source confusion, social pressures	22
3526254788	Explicit Memory	can be brought into consciousness	23
3526256473	Implicit Memory	can't be brought into consciousness - can influence thought and behavior	24
3526266374	Explicit - Episodic/Semantic	Episodic - memory of particular past experiences Semantic - store of general knowledge and beliefs	25
3526279672	Implicit - Procedural/Priming		26