Psych 8b
_____ memory includes _____.
Explicit; semantic memory
People remember exciting or shocking events for a long time due to the activation of a structure in the brain's limbic system called the _____.
amygdala
_____ refers to one's tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current emotions.
Mood-congruent memory
The happier Judie feels, the more readily she recalls experiences with former teachers who were warm and generous. This BEST illustrates that emotional states can be _____ cues.
Retrieval
JT recalls that the capital of Delaware is Dover. This example reflects JT's _____ memory.
Semantic
flash bub memories
a clear memory of an emotionally significant event (why people remember where they were on 9/11, or less severely their first kiss)
The _____ is the brain area involved in processing explicit memories for storage.
hippocampus
Carlos's memory for the approximate population of California is to his memory for how to tie a necktie as the brain's _____ are to its _____.
hippocampus and frontal lobes; basal ganglia and cerebellum
One's memory for one's most embarrassing moment is to one's anxious reaction to a blood test as the brain's _____ are to its _____.
hippocampus and frontal lobes; basal ganglia and cerebellum
state-dependent learning
learning that becomes associated with the conditions under which it occurred, so that it is best remembered under the same conditions
explicit memory
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"
serial position effect
our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
One's knowledge that a mile contains 5280 feet is an example of one's _____ memory.
semantic
priming
the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory
Hippocampus
A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage.
hippocampus
A neural center located in the limbic system that helps process explicit memories for storage.
parietal lobe
A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing information about touch.
implicit memory
retention independent of conscious recollection
Cerebellum
A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills
Episodic memory is exemplified by one's memory for:
One's first kiss
semantic memory
a network of associated facts and concepts that make up our general knowledge of the world
basal ganglia
a set of subcortical structures that directs intentional movements
Primacy
condition of being first in time or importance
Depression activates negative memories associated with the stimuli one is currently experiencing. This is BEST seen as an example of:
priming.
Thalamus
the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla
episodic memory
the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place
infantile amnesia
the inability to remember events from early childhood
Retrieval
the process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored
mood-congruent memory
the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
Amygdala
two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion.
