Psychology Memory Flashcard

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What is Anterograde Amnesia?

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A type of memory loss where a person cannot form new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, often due to brain injury.

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What is the Misinformation Effect?

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A phenomenon where a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate due to post-event information.

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What is Iconic Memory?

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A type of sensory memory that holds visual information for a very brief period, typically less than a second.

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What is the Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon?

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A cognitive state where a person is unable to retrieve a word or name from memory, but feels that retrieval is imminent.

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What is the Serial Position Effect?

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The tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items.

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What is Retrograde Amnesia?

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A type of memory loss where a person cannot recall memories that were formed before the onset of amnesia.

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What is Implicit Memory?

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A type of long-term memory that does not require conscious thought and is often demonstrated through performance.

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What is Declarative Memory?

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A type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of facts and events that can be consciously recalled.

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What is State-Dependent Memory?

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The phenomenon where information is more easily recalled when in the same state of consciousness as when it was learned.

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What is Proactive Interference?

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A memory phenomenon where older memories interfere with the retrieval of newer memories.