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GPSYC 101 JMU CHAPTER 8
Chapter 8
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
05/02/2007

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What is memory
Definition
retention of information over time
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Sensory memory
Definition
very brief duration, specific to sense modality, large
capacity
Term
Iconic
Definition
visual
Term
Echoic
Definition
auditory
Term
Sperling study:
Definition
when seen a group of letters and numbers, when
starting to recall it is already leaving the sensory memory and
being forgotten
Term
Short term memory:
Definition
small capacity, relatively short duration
Term
Long term memory
Definition
large (infinite) capacity, long duration
Term
Declarative memory
Definition
memories of facts, rules, concepts, and events
Term
Procedural: Memory
Definition
memories for the performance of actions or skills
Term
Semantic: Memory
Definition
memories of general knowledge, including facts, rules,
concepts, and propositions
Term
Episodic: Memory
Definition
memories of personally experienced events and the contexts in
which they occurred
Term
Retrospective: Memory
Definition
remembering information from the past
Term
Prospective: Memory
Definition
remembering to remember
Term
Retrograde:Amnesia
Definition
unable to recall events before the onset of amnesia
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Anterograde: amnesia
Definition
unable to form new memories
Term
Forgetting...Proactive interference
Definition
forgetting that occurs when previously stored
material interferes with the ability to remember similar, more recently
learned material
Term
Forgetting...Retroactive interference
Definition
forgetting that occurs when recently learned
material interferes with the ability to remember similar material stored
previously
Term
Factors affecting memory
Definition
Frequency
o Distinctiveness
o Serial position effect
Term
Primacy effect
Definition
more likely to remember something seen first
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Recency effect
Definition
more likely to remember something seen last
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