PSYC 305 -- Models of memory LECTURE

Free Recall

Open-ended memory report, like essays.

Measurement Accuracy

How much information is remembered correctly.

Associations

Connections made in the mind for memory.

Intrusions

Recalling information not originally encountered.

False Memories

Memories of events that never occurred.

Recall Order

Assesses memory organization through clustering.

Forced Recall

Participants must recall a specific amount.

Weaker Memories

Less accessible memories revealed through forced recall.

Cue Recall

Memory retrieval triggered by external cues.

Retrieval Cues

External prompts that assist in memory recall.

Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

Rate of forgetting information over time.

Retention Curve

Graph showing memory retention over time.

Negatively Accelerating Function

Initial memory retention drops sharply after days.

Sleep's Role

Helps consolidate memories and reduce forgetting.

REM Sleep

Stage of sleep crucial for memory consolidation.

Overlearning Effect

Continued rehearsal reduces forgetting of material.

Recognition

Identifying previously learned information.

Old New Recognition Task

Identify if information is familiar or not.

Signal Detection Theory

Framework for understanding recognition accuracy.

Hits

Correctly recognized old memories.

False Alarm

Incorrectly identifying new information as old.

Miss

Failing to recognize an old memory.

Correct Rejection

Accurately identifying new information as new.

D Prime

Measure of task difficulty in recognition.

Intrusions in Recognition

Incorrectly identifying memories during recognition tasks.