Chapter 6 Long-Term Memory: Structures and Processes

These flashcards cover key concepts related to long-term memory, including its structure, types, and different effects observed in memory recall.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory that stores information for long periods, categorized into episodic, semantic, and procedural memory.

Episodic Memory

Memory for events and experiences in one's life, such as remembering a specific birthday party.

Semantic Memory

Memory for facts and general knowledge, such as knowing that Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.

Procedural Memory

Memory for skills and tasks, such as knowing how to ride a bike or write with a pencil.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to better recall items presented at the beginning of a list.

Recency Effect

The tendency to better recall items presented at the end of a list.

Serial Position Curve

A graphical representation of recall probability across the positions of items in a list.

Coding

The way in which information is stored in memory, including visual, auditory, and semantic coding.

Proactive Interference

The decrease in memory performance when previously learned information interferes with learning new information.

Recognition Memory

The ability to identify previously encountered information, as opposed to recalling it actively.

Autobiographical Memory

A specific type of memory that includes both episodic and semantic components related to personal experiences.

Implicit Memory

Memories that occur without conscious awareness, including procedural memory and conditioned responses.

Priming

The activation of certain associations in memory, often used to influence responses to subsequent stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that involves associating a neutral stimulus with a meaningful one, leading to an automatic response.

Familiarity

A type of memory that recognizes something as known without recalling specific details.

Recollection

The full retrieval of an event from memory, including specific details associated with that event.

Constructive Episodic Simulation Hypothesis

The theory that suggests episodic memories can be reconstructed to imagine future scenarios.

Neuropsychological Studies

Research involving patients with brain damage to understand the separation between long-term and short-term memory.