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AP Psych Unit 4 Part 3
This deck covers key concepts from AP Psychology Unit 4, focusing on memory and cognitive processes.
mnemonics
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
mnemonics
memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
chunking
organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically
iconic memory
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second
echoic memory
a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds
long term potentiation
an increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory
amnesia
loss of memory
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
mnemonics | memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices |
chunking | organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically |
iconic memory | a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second |
echoic memory | a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds |
long term potentiation | an increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory |
amnesia | loss of memory |
implicit memory | retention independent of conscious recollection |
explicit memory | memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and 'declare' |
hippocampus | a neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage |
recall | A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. |
recognition | a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test. |
relearning | a memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time |
priming | the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory |
deja vu | that eerie sense that 'I've experienced this before.' Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience. |
mood-congruent memory | the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood |
proactive interference | the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information |
retroactive interference | the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information |
repression | in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from consciousness |
misinformation effect | Incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event. |
source amnesia | attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined |