Cognitive Disorders Ch. 2 Memory

What is the perspective of the survival processing effect in relation to memory?

Individuals need to remember threatening situations from the past the past to avoid them in the future

According to the text, what is the broadest classification of memory

Long-term and short term memory

Which process involves transforming material so it can be stored, starting with perception and attention.

encoding

What is the primary function of the consolidation process in memory?

transferring recently encoded information into permanent storage

According to Squire and colleagues, which structure gradually becomes less important for storage and retrieval as a permanent memory develops in the neocortex?

Hippocampus

How is retrograde amnesia defined in the text?

the inability to access memories that were accessible before brain injury.

What were the three components of the original model of working memory proposed by Baddeley and Hitch?

central executive, phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad.

What is the primary function of the episodic buffer in the Baddeley’s revised working memory?

storing information that exceeds the span capacities of the two subsystems.

Which type of memory includes general knowledge or facts about the world?

semantic memory

What is the underlying basis for restorative rehabilitation?

neuronal growth and synaptogenesis result from repeated exposure and stimulation.