Modules 32-33

Front

a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage.

Back

Hippocampus

Front

a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

Back

Flashbulb memory

Front

an increase in a cell’s firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.

Back

Long-term potentiation (LTP)

Front

a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test

Back

Recall

Front

a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test

Back

Recognition

Front

a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again

Back

Relearning

Front

the activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response

Back

priming

Front

our tendency to recall best the last (a recency effect) and first items (a primacy effect) in a list

Back

serial position effect

Front

an inability to form new memories

Back

anterograde amnesia

Front

an inability to retrieve information from one’s past

Back

retrograde amnesia