8.1 Memories as Types and Stages Flashcards
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explicit memory
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- knowledge or experiences that can be consciously remembered
2
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episodic memory
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- the firsthand experiences that we have had
3
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semantic memory
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- our knowledge of facts and concepts about the world
4
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recall memory test
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- a measure of explicit memory that involves bringing from memory information that has previously been remembered
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recognition memory test
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- a measure of explicit memory that involves determining whether information has been seen or learned before
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relearning (or savings)
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- assess how much more quickly information is processed or learned when it is studied again after it has already been learned but then forgotten
7
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implicit memory
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- the influence of experience on behavior, even if the individual is not aware of those influences
8
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procedural memory
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- our often unexplainable knowledge of how to do things
9
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priming
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- changes in behavior as a result of experiences that have happened frequently or recently
10
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sensory memory
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- the brief storage of sensory information.
11
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visual sensory memory
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- iconic memory
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auditory sensory memory
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- echoic memory
13
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eidetic memory
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- people can report details of an image over long periods of time
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short-term memory (STM)
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- the place where small amounts of information can be temporarily kept for more than a few seconds but usually for less than one minute
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working memory
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- the processes that we use to make sense of, modify, interpret, and store information in STM
