AP pysch- unit 3:problem solving and memory

memory

the persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage and retrieval of information

ex.recalling the answer to your test question

explicit memory

retention of learned facts and experiences from long-term memory that one can conciously know and “declare”

ex. remembering the date of your best friend’s birthday or what you ate for breakfast

an example of explicit memory and explain it

prospective memory

type of memory that involves remembering to do something in the future

ex. remembering to take your homework to school tomorrow

episodic memory

experienced events, activate right frontal lobe

ex. remembering your first day of school

semantic memory

facts and general knowledge
ex. recalling a password and holding it in working memory would activate the left frontal lobe
ex. knowing that Paris is the capital of France

implicit memory

retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations in long-term memory independent of conscious recollection

ex. knowing how to ride a bike without thinking about it.

procedural memory

long-term memory that is responsible for skills and actions like riding a bike, tying shoes and cooking

ex. typing on a keyboard

long-term potentiation

-an increase in a cells firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation

ex. practicing guitar daily makes playing chords easier

central executive

coordinates focused processing
ex. switching between reading a textbook and taking focused notes