Chapters 7 & 8: Exam-Style Flashcards

Flashcards covering key concepts from Chapters 7 & 8 on memory.

Long-term Memory

A memory system that stores information for long periods.

Taxonomy of Memory

Classification of memory types.

Procedural Memory

Memory for skills and habits.

Episodic Memory

Memory for personal events.

Autobiographical Memory

Memory for life story.

Flashbulb Memory

Vivid memory for emotional events.

Semantic Memory

Memory for facts and knowledge.

Semantic Network

Model of knowledge organization.

Nodes and Links

Concepts and their connections.

Cognitive Economy

Storing shared properties once.

Sentence Verification Task

Task measuring semantic memory.

Priming and Spreading Activation

Activation of related concepts.

Explicit Memory

Conscious memory.

Implicit Memory

Unconscious memory.

Word-fragment Completion

Completing fragments using memory.

Word-stem Completion

Completing stems.

Word Perceptual Identification

Identifying degraded words.

Word Picture Naming

Naming pictures.

False Memory

Remembering events incorrectly.

DRM Effect

False recall of related words.

Disorders of Memory

Conditions affecting memory.

Working Memory Brain Regions

Areas supporting working memory.

Working Memory

Short-term processing system.

Episodic Memory Brain Regions

Areas supporting episodic memory.

Semantic Memory Brain Regions

Areas supporting semantic memory.

Procedural Memory Brain Regions

Areas supporting skills.

Amnesia

Memory loss.

Anterograde Amnesia

Inability to form new memories.

Retrograde Amnesia

Loss of past memories.

Patient H.M.

Famous amnesia case.

Explicit and Implicit Memory in Amnesia

Dissociation between memory types.