PSYCH10 Paquette-Smith UCLA Final Questions and
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Short-term memory (STM) - ANSWER -A limited-capacity store that can
maintain unrehearsed information for about 20 to 30 seconds. Holds around 5-9
chunks of information.
Working memory - ANSWER -the manipulation of the short-term memory in
order to use it for the task you are doing
Atkinson-Shiffrin Model - ANSWER -a memory system that contains: sensory
memory, short-term memory and long-term memory
Long-term memory - ANSWER -the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse
of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Explicit long term memory - ANSWER -also called declarative memory, it can be
verbally stated and is knowing "what." episodic vs semantic
Episodic long-term memory - ANSWER -memories of actual events or things you
can visual the environment/situation of
Semantic long-term memory - ANSWER -facts and knowledge, but you do not
know how/why you know it.
Implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -expressed behaviorally. Knowing "how".
Procedural memory, classical conditioning, priming
Procedural implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -skills, knowing how to do
something
Classical conditioning implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -associative
learning, operant learning
,Priming implicit long term memory - ANSWER -exposure to things influences
behavior
Amnesia types - ANSWER -retrograde and anterograde
Anterograde amnesia - ANSWER -cannot form new memories after the
"accident/event"
Retrograde amnesia - ANSWER -inability to retrieve information before a
particular date/time
Encoding - ANSWER -the process of transforming what we perceive, think, or
feel into an enduring memory
Storage - ANSWER -retaining encoded information over time
Retrieval - ANSWER -pulling memories out of storage. Depends on cues/hints.
Similar context helps. For studying, if you study in a lot of different places, you
have more retrieval cues
How to recall what you know - ANSWER -recall, recognition, reaction time
Memory failures - ANSWER -transience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory
misattribution, suggestibility, bias, persistence
Transcience - ANSWER -forgetting over time
Absentmindedness - ANSWER -lapses in our attention that result in memory
failure
Interference types - ANSWER -proactive and retroactive
Proactive interference - ANSWER -old learning gets in the way of the new
, Retroactive interference - ANSWER -new learning gets in the way of the old
Blocking - ANSWER -failure to recall something even though you know it, like
when it is at the tip of your tongue
Schema - ANSWER -organized knowledge structure/mental model that we've
stored in memory
Mnemonics - ANSWER -memory aids that use vivid imagery/stories to memorize
long strings of info
Sperling's Iconic Memory Experiment - ANSWER --people couldnt remember all
of the letters in the display
-later he cued only one row and people could remember the entire row
-capacity is essentially unlimited, but sensory memory fades very quickly
Misinformation effect - ANSWER -incorporating misleading info into one's
memory of an event
Flashbulb memory - ANSWER -highly detailed, vivid memory of an emotionally
significant event
Language - ANSWER -system that relates sounds or gestures to meaning
Generativity - ANSWER -the desire, in middle age, to use one's accumulated
wisdom to guide future generations
Components of language - ANSWER -phonemes, morphemes, syntax
Phoneme - ANSWER -smallest unit of sound, like bah vs pah
Morpheme - ANSWER -smallest unit that carries meaning, like a word
Syntax - ANSWER -sentence structure
Answers Best rated A+ Guaranteed Success Latest Update
Short-term memory (STM) - ANSWER -A limited-capacity store that can
maintain unrehearsed information for about 20 to 30 seconds. Holds around 5-9
chunks of information.
Working memory - ANSWER -the manipulation of the short-term memory in
order to use it for the task you are doing
Atkinson-Shiffrin Model - ANSWER -a memory system that contains: sensory
memory, short-term memory and long-term memory
Long-term memory - ANSWER -the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse
of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Explicit long term memory - ANSWER -also called declarative memory, it can be
verbally stated and is knowing "what." episodic vs semantic
Episodic long-term memory - ANSWER -memories of actual events or things you
can visual the environment/situation of
Semantic long-term memory - ANSWER -facts and knowledge, but you do not
know how/why you know it.
Implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -expressed behaviorally. Knowing "how".
Procedural memory, classical conditioning, priming
Procedural implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -skills, knowing how to do
something
Classical conditioning implicit long-term memory - ANSWER -associative
learning, operant learning
,Priming implicit long term memory - ANSWER -exposure to things influences
behavior
Amnesia types - ANSWER -retrograde and anterograde
Anterograde amnesia - ANSWER -cannot form new memories after the
"accident/event"
Retrograde amnesia - ANSWER -inability to retrieve information before a
particular date/time
Encoding - ANSWER -the process of transforming what we perceive, think, or
feel into an enduring memory
Storage - ANSWER -retaining encoded information over time
Retrieval - ANSWER -pulling memories out of storage. Depends on cues/hints.
Similar context helps. For studying, if you study in a lot of different places, you
have more retrieval cues
How to recall what you know - ANSWER -recall, recognition, reaction time
Memory failures - ANSWER -transience, absentmindedness, blocking, memory
misattribution, suggestibility, bias, persistence
Transcience - ANSWER -forgetting over time
Absentmindedness - ANSWER -lapses in our attention that result in memory
failure
Interference types - ANSWER -proactive and retroactive
Proactive interference - ANSWER -old learning gets in the way of the new
, Retroactive interference - ANSWER -new learning gets in the way of the old
Blocking - ANSWER -failure to recall something even though you know it, like
when it is at the tip of your tongue
Schema - ANSWER -organized knowledge structure/mental model that we've
stored in memory
Mnemonics - ANSWER -memory aids that use vivid imagery/stories to memorize
long strings of info
Sperling's Iconic Memory Experiment - ANSWER --people couldnt remember all
of the letters in the display
-later he cued only one row and people could remember the entire row
-capacity is essentially unlimited, but sensory memory fades very quickly
Misinformation effect - ANSWER -incorporating misleading info into one's
memory of an event
Flashbulb memory - ANSWER -highly detailed, vivid memory of an emotionally
significant event
Language - ANSWER -system that relates sounds or gestures to meaning
Generativity - ANSWER -the desire, in middle age, to use one's accumulated
wisdom to guide future generations
Components of language - ANSWER -phonemes, morphemes, syntax
Phoneme - ANSWER -smallest unit of sound, like bah vs pah
Morpheme - ANSWER -smallest unit that carries meaning, like a word
Syntax - ANSWER -sentence structure
