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Unit 7 (Module 31: Studying and Building (Memory: The persistence of…
Unit 7
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Module 32
Hippocampus: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage
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Long term potentiation: an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.
Recall: A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on fill in the blank tests.
Relearning: a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again.
Recognition: a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.
Priming: the activation, often unconsciously, of a particular association in memory.
Mood congruent memory: the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one’s current mood
Serial position effect: our tendency to recall best the last (a Recency effect) and first items (a primacy effect) in a list
Module 33
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Source amnesia: attributing to the wrong source and event we have experienced heard about read about or Imagined
Repression: The basic defense mechanism that banishes consciousness anxiety arousing thoughts feelings and memories
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Déjà vu: The Erie sense that I’ve experienced this before. Cues from the current situation may unconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience.
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Module 34
Cognition: all mental activities associated with thinking, remembering, and learning
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Module 35
Algorithm: methodical, logical rule, or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem
Heuristics: simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgements and solve problems efficiently, speedier but more error prone, without guaranteeing a solutuion
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