Knowing what you ate for dinner last night without trying is an example of what type of encoding
Automatic Processing/Encoding
Remembering the Beginning of the list is due to the
primacy effect
The thick band of fibers that connect both hemispheres of the brain is known as
corpus callosum.
Inability to form memories after a head injury is known as
anterograde amnesia
Studying by creating mnemonic devices is an example of what type of rehearsal?
elaborative rehearsal
Remembering your 5th grade field trip is an example of what type of memory?
Episodic Memory
Memories that are processed in the cerebellum are known as
Implicit Memories
___________ is needed to transfer memories from short term to long term
Rehearsal
Ms. Gerald can't remember Melanie's older sister whom she previously taught name. Every time she tries to think of the name Melanie comes to mind instead. This is an example of
retroactive interference.
Using a familiar place and mentally placing objects into those places is an example of
Method of Loci
Chad,Brad, Thad and Archie decide to vandalize the school with masks on. This example of group influence is known as
Deindividualization
When your boyfriend breaks up with you and you cry remembering everything that has ever made you sad. This is demonstrating
mood - congruent memory
Ethan says he heard somewhere that the US was going to war with Canada, however he doesn't know where he read or heard this - this is an example of
source amnesia
Remember the end of a list well is due to the
recency effect
What is the average capacity of the short term memory?
7
Operational definitions are specific statements of how variables will be measured. Why are these important?
replication
Who was the man who had his hippocampus removed?
HM
Which type of amnesia is not caused by a head injury?
Dissociative
Carlson is a productive drunk. The last time he drank he cleaned his house from top to bottom. When he sobered up he couldn't remember where he had put things. To remember he cracks open a cold one. This is an example of a
state dependent memory
Recalling a traumatic, emotional event better than a regular memory is known as a
Flashbulb Memory
Memory loss of previous experiences due to a head injury
retrograde amnesia
Knowing that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford's Theatre is an example of what type of memory
Semantic Memory
Memories that are processed in the hippocampus are known as
Explicit Memories
When choreographers frequently change dance routines some dancers will remember the old routine but not the new changes. This is an example of
proactive interference
What structure in the brain is most related to memory?
Hippocampus
In order for information to be transferred from your sensory memory to short term memory you must do what?
Pay Attention
Taking notes in class to ensure you intake information is an example of what type of encoding?
Effortful Encoding
Isabella has always had velcro tennis shoes. When she gets a pair with laces she tries to secure them in the same way she did her velcro shoes. This is an example of:
proactive reference
Provide an example of a Mnemonic Device
answers may vary
When retrieving information we sometimes change our memory due to gaps in remembering or by adding information we learned after the fact, these memories are known as
Reconstructive Memories
The levels of processing says information is best encoding in what way
with semantic codes
The best way to study for your AP is exam is over a period of several weeks. (that's why we began our review with Traitors in January) this practice is supported by
the Spacing Effect
Breaking information into more manageable chunks to remember it is known as
Chunking
What percent of information is lost after one day according to the forgetting curve
about 60%
Behavioral therapy is the best for what type of disorders?
Phobias
The idea that the order in which you learn something affects how well you remember it is known as
The Serial Position Effect
Repeating a number to yourself to keep it in your short term memory longer is an example of
maintenance rehearsal
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