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Psyc 2150 Ch6
LTM: Structure
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/24/2011

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Korsakoff's syndrome
Definition
a condition caused by a prolonged deficiency of vitamin B1, usually as a result of alcoholism
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anterograde amnesia
Definition
the loss of the ability to assimilate or retain new knowledge
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retrograde amnesia
Definition
the loss of memory for events that have happened in the past
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long term memory (LTM)
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the system that is responsible for storing info for long periods of time
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primacy effect
Definition
superior memory for stimuli presented at the beginning of a sequence
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recency effect
Definition
superior memory for stimuli presented at the end of a sequence
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recognition memory
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is the identification of a stimulus that was encountered earlier
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explicit memory
conscious memory
declarative memory
Definition
memory that involves conscious recollections of events or facts that we have learned in the past
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episodic memory
Definition
memory for personal experiences
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semantic memory
Definition
stored knowledge and memory for facts
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implicit memories non-declarative memory unconscious memory
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memories that are used without awareness, contents cannot be reported
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priming
Definition
a change in response to a stimulus caused by the previous presentation of the same or a similar stimulus
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mental time travel
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the experience of traveling back in time to reconnect with events that happened in the past
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repetition priming
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a type of positive priming
occurs when the test stimulus is the same as or resembles the priming stimulus
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conceptual priming
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occurs when the enhancement caused by the priming stimulus is based on the meaning of the stimulus
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positive priming
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causes an increase in speed or accuracy of the response to the test stimulus
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negative priming
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causes a decrease in the speed or accuracy of response to the test stimulus
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propaganda effect
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Ps are more likely to rate statements they have read or heard before as being true, simply because they have been exposed to them before
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procedural memory
skill memory
Definition
memory for doing things that usually require action
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