1001PSY griffith final
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1. two main functions of consciousness: 1. monitoring mental events (self, environment)
2. regulating thought and behaviour
2. pyschodynamic - Freuds 3 stages: 1. conscious (in which you are aware)
2. preconscious (mental events that can be brought into awareness)
3. unconscious (mental events that are actively kept out of awareness)
3. cognitive view of consciousness: 1. outside awareness - priming implicit memory, procedural
knowledge
2. working memory
4. circadian rhythm: cyclical biological processes evolved around the daily light cycle. Timing differs in every-
one but everyone has a rhythm
5. main functions of sleep: memory consolidation, energy conservation, restoring bodily functions
6. REM sleep: rapid eye movement, dreaming, light sleep, 20-25% of time
7. non-REM sleep: first 4 stages, helps recover from fatigue, 80-85% of time
8. sleep patterns: stage 1 - theta waves
stage 2 - sleep spindles
stages 3-4 - delta sleep
9. memory: takes something we have observed and convert it into a form we can store, retrieve and use
10. sensory memory: holds info about a perceived stimulus for a fraction of a second after the stimulus
disappears
encoding - copy of input as received by senses (touch, sound, image)
capacity - large capacity (25+ stimulus stored)
duration - brief 1/4-2secs
11. psychoactive drugs: chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain
depressants (slows down physical and mental activity, alcohol, benzos), stimulants (mood alteration, meth, cocaine),
hallucinogens (alter self and enviro awareness, LSD, MDMA), opiates (suppresses physical sensation, heroin, morphine)
12. Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory: 3 stage system
encoding - the way info is changed to be stored (visual, acoustic, semantic)
capacity - how much info can be stored
duration - period of time info can last in memory store
13. iconic memory: momentary storage of visual info
14. echoic memory: momentary storage of auditory info
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15. STM (short term memory): capacity - 7 sec limit of small amounts of info, for short periods of time
(20-30secs)
duration - if material is rehearsal can remain longer
encoding - visual, auditory, semantic
16. LTM (long term memory): capacity - theoretically endless
duration - may persist for a lifetime
encoding - representation of facts, images, actions and skills
17. LTM types: declarative - memory of events or facts that can be stated
procedural - memory for "how to" of skills or procedures
18. declarative LTM subgroups: episodic - are of specific personal events rich in sensory experiences
semantic - memory for general concepts and knowledges
19. explicit and implicit LTM: explicit - memory expressed through conscious recollection
implicit - memory expressed in behaviour but does not require conscious recollection
20. recall and recognition LTM: recall - spontaneous conscious recollection of info
recognition - identification of something previously seen or learned
21. encoding in LTM: 1. levels of processing - shallow, retention (structural or phonemic), deep (semantic)
2. enriching encoding - elaboration, visual, self-referent
3. encoding specificity - retrieving info specific way it was stored
4. context effects - context and mood
22. forgetting: inability to recall previously learned info
23. 7 sins of memory: transcience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory misattribution, suggestibility bias,
persistence
24. 3 theories of forgetting: decay - memory fading
2. interference - proactive (old interferes with new, calling new partner exs name), retroactive (new info hinders at recall
of old, forgetting old password after making a new one)
3. motivated - forgetting to avoid painful memories
25. sensation: sense organs gather info about the environment and transmit the new info to the brain for initial
processing, active process and adaptive for survival and reproduction
26. perception: what the brain selects, organises and interprets from sensations, active process and adaptive for
survival and reproduction
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1. two main functions of consciousness: 1. monitoring mental events (self, environment)
2. regulating thought and behaviour
2. pyschodynamic - Freuds 3 stages: 1. conscious (in which you are aware)
2. preconscious (mental events that can be brought into awareness)
3. unconscious (mental events that are actively kept out of awareness)
3. cognitive view of consciousness: 1. outside awareness - priming implicit memory, procedural
knowledge
2. working memory
4. circadian rhythm: cyclical biological processes evolved around the daily light cycle. Timing differs in every-
one but everyone has a rhythm
5. main functions of sleep: memory consolidation, energy conservation, restoring bodily functions
6. REM sleep: rapid eye movement, dreaming, light sleep, 20-25% of time
7. non-REM sleep: first 4 stages, helps recover from fatigue, 80-85% of time
8. sleep patterns: stage 1 - theta waves
stage 2 - sleep spindles
stages 3-4 - delta sleep
9. memory: takes something we have observed and convert it into a form we can store, retrieve and use
10. sensory memory: holds info about a perceived stimulus for a fraction of a second after the stimulus
disappears
encoding - copy of input as received by senses (touch, sound, image)
capacity - large capacity (25+ stimulus stored)
duration - brief 1/4-2secs
11. psychoactive drugs: chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain
depressants (slows down physical and mental activity, alcohol, benzos), stimulants (mood alteration, meth, cocaine),
hallucinogens (alter self and enviro awareness, LSD, MDMA), opiates (suppresses physical sensation, heroin, morphine)
12. Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory: 3 stage system
encoding - the way info is changed to be stored (visual, acoustic, semantic)
capacity - how much info can be stored
duration - period of time info can last in memory store
13. iconic memory: momentary storage of visual info
14. echoic memory: momentary storage of auditory info
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15. STM (short term memory): capacity - 7 sec limit of small amounts of info, for short periods of time
(20-30secs)
duration - if material is rehearsal can remain longer
encoding - visual, auditory, semantic
16. LTM (long term memory): capacity - theoretically endless
duration - may persist for a lifetime
encoding - representation of facts, images, actions and skills
17. LTM types: declarative - memory of events or facts that can be stated
procedural - memory for "how to" of skills or procedures
18. declarative LTM subgroups: episodic - are of specific personal events rich in sensory experiences
semantic - memory for general concepts and knowledges
19. explicit and implicit LTM: explicit - memory expressed through conscious recollection
implicit - memory expressed in behaviour but does not require conscious recollection
20. recall and recognition LTM: recall - spontaneous conscious recollection of info
recognition - identification of something previously seen or learned
21. encoding in LTM: 1. levels of processing - shallow, retention (structural or phonemic), deep (semantic)
2. enriching encoding - elaboration, visual, self-referent
3. encoding specificity - retrieving info specific way it was stored
4. context effects - context and mood
22. forgetting: inability to recall previously learned info
23. 7 sins of memory: transcience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory misattribution, suggestibility bias,
persistence
24. 3 theories of forgetting: decay - memory fading
2. interference - proactive (old interferes with new, calling new partner exs name), retroactive (new info hinders at recall
of old, forgetting old password after making a new one)
3. motivated - forgetting to avoid painful memories
25. sensation: sense organs gather info about the environment and transmit the new info to the brain for initial
processing, active process and adaptive for survival and reproduction
26. perception: what the brain selects, organises and interprets from sensations, active process and adaptive for
survival and reproduction
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