B110 Ch. 6 Memory & Cognition

To reach a goal, we might break it down into smaller goals to help us progress toward it. This is known as...

Personal memories are related to our __________ memory.

Research shows that taking a test in the same location that you study for it produces the best results. This is known as

Light bulb moments when we find the answer to our problem all of a sudden are known as...

When we are asked to remember things without any hints, this is known as...

Memories related to emotions and fears are processed where?

How long does information stay in our short-term memories?

When we use similar examples from previous experience and ignore statistics to make decisions this is known as the...

I raise my eyebrows in surprise to something my student said. This is an example of...

How much information can our long-term memories store?

When we are given hints to retrieve a memory, this is known as...

Which part of memory storage is info stored the SHORTEST amount of time?

A process where the amount of neurotransmitters released increases is known as...

We have an endless number of ways we can say something. This is known as...

It is helpful to try to connect material we are learning to our own life and experiences. This is known as...

When old memories get in the way of us making new memories.

Specific facts that we know about things is known as _________ memory.

This is a progressive brain disease that is the most common type of dementia.

We get stuck thinking objects only have one use and when asked, can't think of new uses for these objects because of...

Specific memories that we have about particular days in our lives (e.g., when our little brother was born) are called

Procedural memories are mainly influenced by which area in our brain?

Recognition could be tested using _________ tests while free recall would be used in _________ tests.

Depending on how things are stated, our decisions can be influenced. This is know as...

We _________ unpleasant things that we don't want to remember

Trying to take a step back and review a problem from a different perspective is known as...

We often can't remember things because we never actually learned them or payed attention to them. This is known as...

What kind of memory is least likely to be impacted by amnesia or dementia?

Working memory is temporarily stored in our...

An abstract mental representation of an idea or thing is known as a(n)...

When someone suffers brain damage and can't remember things before the damage, this is known as...

Research by Lashley showed that...

This showed that we forget a lot of material right after learning it but we remember some of it indefinitely...

We can get stuck relying on old strategies to solve problems. This is known as...

We need to focus on specific stimuli in our environment before it can enter our memories. This is known as...

We recall these long-term memories that can affect our behavior without much conscious effort.

How long can we keep info in our long-term memories?

When we have a list of characteristics that defines a category of something in our mind. This categorization approach is

Our explicit memories are transferred to our long-term memories thanks to which area of our brain?

In language, this aspect helps us create meaning through rules for comibining words.

The smallest unit of sound that can help us distinguish one word from another is known as...

We can remember info while we actively think about it. Repeating info over and over until we can write it down is called

When we try to learn something new by studying for a long time only once, this is know as...

Step-by-step memories for how to do something are known as...?

Sometimes we remember things that didn't actually happen. This is known as...

The activity we did in class that showed we remember things more at the beginning and end of a list is known as...

Mental shortcuts that help us make decisions are known as...

People often ignore information that discounts their perspective and look for info to confirm it. This is known as...

The idea that some information is kept in specific parts of our brain is known as...

A group of disorders related to memory loss with age AND other problems like personality changes, reasoning problems.

We often rely on examples we can easily think of when making decisions. This is known as the...

Weighing the good and bad features of something when making a decision is known as the...

Language semantics deal with the _______ of language.

These refer to idealized representations of a category that we use to make quick decisions.

People should (but don't) weigh all options and pick the one likely to produce the best option. Which theory states this

Inability to create new memories as a result of brain damage is known as...

We typically organize similar things together in our minds. This is known as...

Memories we have about emotionally charged events that are vivid are known as...

We have all experienced memories fading away over time. This is known as...

Our brains change over our lifetimes. Change to our brains that happens from our environment is known as...

The best approach to remembering concepts for your exams is...

Algorithms are strategies that entail step-by-step procedures to help us with...

When we have a hard time remembering older info because new memories get in the way. This is known as...

The idea that info isn't forgotten but can become difficult to access is supported by...

Where does information first enter our memories?

You encounter a creature and compare it to your family dog to try to see if it fits the category of a dog. You are using

Studying that takes place over multiple, shorter sessions is known as...

Explicit memories include which of the following types of memory?

Memory that is especially hard to remember because it isn't tied to anything in particular (e.g., doctor appointments)

Neurons in a series that repeatedly get activated when we retell stories are known as...

This involves grouping info together to increase our memory capacity

A cool thing about language is we can talk about things that aren't actually present in the moment. This is known as...