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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.
What are the stages of the Three-Stage Model of Memory?
Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Memory.
What are the three fundamental processes involved in memory?
Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.
What is the Three-Stage Model of Memory?
The Atkinson-Shiffrin model that describes memory formation as a process moving through sensory, short-term, and long-term memory.
What is Sensory Memory?
The initial, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
What is Short-Term Memory (STM)?
The memory system that holds a few items briefly, such as digits of a phone number while calling.
What is Long-Term Memory (LTM)?
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system.
What is Semantic Memory?
Memory for facts, concepts, and general knowledge.
What is Episodic Memory?
Memory for personal experiences and events.
What is Procedural Memory?
Memory for how to do things, like riding a bike.
What are Hierarchies in memory organization?
Organizational charts in the brain where broad categories split into more specific ones, aiding quick retrieval.
What are Schemas?
Mental frameworks that help us make sense of the world, but can also cause biases in memory.
What are Prototypes?
The best examples of a category, influencing how we categorize and remember information.