PSY 200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Episodic Memory, Limbic System, Classical Conditioning
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Episodic memory: memories about my day, autobiographical, narrative. Sematic memory: trying to push a lot info all at once, knowledge of the world, ( when we used ten min to talk about classical conditioning) Classical conditioning: learning without realization( spider biting you and you being afraid of spiders) Priming: memories you can access unless the environment provokes it: substance abuse, Explain the role of schemas in the organization of memory. Schemas: -preexisting mental concept or framework to organize and interpret information. Explain the serial position effect in memory retrieval. Tendency to recall items at the beginning and at end of lists. Better recalling items at the beginning of the lists. Better recalling items at the end of the lists. It is easier to remember something when trying to recall it in the same context that it was learned. Describe autobiographical memories, memory for traumatic events, and flashbulb memory. Special form of episodic memory containing recollection of own life experiences.
