chap 6 retrieval

context dependent learning

depends on context one is in during acquisition

context reinstatement

recreating the context present during learning which improves memory performance

encoding specialty

remembering something within a specific context

spreading activation 

spreads from one node to another via the associative link ex: wolf pack (hints add subthreshold activity)

episodic memory

memory for specific events

semantic memory

general knowledge not tied to any place or time

recall

generates item with or without a cue

implicit memory 

revealed through indirect tests

procedural memory

knowing how to do something (memory for skills)

priming

changes in perception and belief caused by previous experience

perceptual learning 

recalibration of perceptual systems as a result of experience 

classical conditioning

learning about associations among stimuli

explicit memory

direct memory testing (ex: recall), conscious

implicit memory 

indirect memory testing (ex:priming), unconscious

procedural memory 

difficult to verbalize implicit or precedural memories long lasting 

source confusion

you feel you’ve seen something before, but you can’t remember exactly the source

processing fluency

an improvement in speed or ease of processing
ex: priming, easier to read fonts vs blurry

amnesia 

disruption of memory due to brain damage

retrograde amnesia

loss of memory before disruption

anterograde amnesia

inability to form new long term memories
explicit memory was affected implicit was preserved