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What is the definition of Memory?
The process by which we maintain and access information.
What is the definition of Encoding?
The process of getting information into our brains.
What is the definition of Storage?
The process of retaining information over time.
What is the definition of Retrieval?
The process of getting information back out of memory storage.
What is the definition of Iconic Memory?
Visual sensory memory, lasting less than a second.
What is the definition of Echoic Memory?
Auditory sensory memory, lasting about 3-4 seconds.
What is the definition of Chunking?
Grouping information into manageable bits to improve short-term memory capacity.
What is the definition of Explicit Memory?
Conscious memory of facts and events that can be declared.
What is the definition of Implicit Memory?
Unconscious memory of skills and habits.
What is the definition of Long-Term Potentiation (LTP)?
Strengthening of neural connections through repeated firings, the biological basis of memory.
How is chunking applied in real life?
Organizing a phone number into three parts (e.g., 123-456-7890) to make it easier to remember.
How are mnemonic devices applied in real life?
Using acronyms like ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow.
How is the understanding of the hippocampus' role in memory applied in treating amnesia?
Rehabilitation strategies focus on strengthening existing memories and using compensatory techniques to form new ones, given the hippocampus' role in encoding.
What is the effect of damage to the hippocampus on memory?
Can cause anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new long-term memories.
What is the effect of Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) on memory?
Strengthens neural connections, making it easier to recall information later on.
What is the effect of schemas on memory recall?
Schemas can influence what we remember, leading to biases by remembering information that fits our existing schemas.