Psychology Midterm--Memory

When particular neural pathways in the hippocampus are stimulated, synaptic connections are strengthened, and the result is the neural processing--and memory--is enhanced

Specific receptors in the hippocampus that bind with glutamate in the postsynaptic surface. When this cell is stimulated, it causes long-term potentiation. Neurons in this pathway become strongly connected through this process

The ability to recall info better bc of exposure to previous info or a previous situation

The idea that one's mental or physical state can serve as a retrieval cue for the recall of info

The notion that info is recalled better when the conditions of recall are the same as those of learning the info to be recalled; recreate state you were in

You will be more likely to remember info when the retrieval cues at a later time are similar to encoding context

Usually due to an injury, the inability to create new memories (damage to the hippocampus)

Usually due to a brain injury, the inability to recall info priar to the injury

Info learned at time A interferes with info learned at time B

Info learned at time B interferes with info learned at time A

The tendency for ppl to recall or reconstruct the past that is consistent with how they feel now; keeping past consistent with present

The tendency to believe that a big difference exists between how we feel now and how we felt earlier in time (a form of memory distortion)--changing events for the present

Making yourself look better in retrospect

Types of encoding

Relating new information to already existing information