Exam 1 Study Guide : Week 3

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Week 3: Introduction to Memory and Mnemonics

• Working memory
  • Working memory involves manipulating information in mind
• Short-term memory
  • Short-term memory involves holding memory in mind
• Chunking
  • Chunking is used to reduce load on short-term & working memory.
• Declarative memory
  • Example of Explicit memory
• Semantic memory
  • Example of Explicit memory
• Episodic memory
  • Example of Explicit memory
• Flashbulb memory
  • Example of Explicit memory
• Implicit memory
• Procedural memory
  • Example of Implicit memory
• Priming
  • Example of Implicit memory
• Classical conditioning
  • Example of Implicit memory
• Retention interval
  • Time-based relationships between learning & memory (temporally related)
• Associative networks
  • Long-term memories are stored in spider-like organizations of information
• Rhythm and rhymes
• First letters (acrostics)
  • Most commonly used for test preparation.
• Pegwords
• Method of places
  • AKA method of loci
• Videos
  • How We Make Memories
  • Mnemonics
  • Using Pegwords to Learn Erikson