PSYCHOLOGY FLASHCARD on Chapter 7 "Memory"

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What is Amnesia?

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Literally 'without memory' - a loss of memory, often due to brain trauma, injury, or disease.

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What is Interference in memory?

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Blockage of memory by previous or subsequent memories or loss of a retrieval cue.

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What are episodic memories?

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Episodic memories are memories of events, whereas semantic memories are memories of facts.

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Which brain part is responsible for facilitating explicit memories?

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The hippocampus.

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What is Sensory Memory?

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The first stage of memory that involves information bombarding us every second.

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What is the difference between Declarative and Nondeclarative memory?

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Declarative memory involves facts and events, while nondeclarative memory involves skills and tasks.

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What is the role of the Hippocampus in memory?

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The hippocampus is crucial for forming new explicit memories.

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What is Confabulation?

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A memory error where a person creates false memories without intending to deceive.

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What is Decay in memory?

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The fading of memories over time when they are not accessed or rehearsed.

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What is Automatic Processing?

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The unconscious encoding of information, such as space, time, and frequency.