Test Yourself by taking a moment to answer each of these Learning Objective Questions (repeated here from within the module). Research suggests that trying to answer these questions on your own will improve your long-
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Test yourself on these terms.
semantic memory (p. 292) episodic memory (p. 292) hippocampus (p. 293) memory consolidation (p. 293) flashbulb memory (p. 295) long- priming (p. 297) mood- serial position effect (p. 299) | our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list. the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood. explicit memory of personally experienced events; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is semantic memory). a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage. an increase in a cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory. the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory. explicit memory of facts and general knowledge; one of our two conscious memory systems (the other is episodic memory). a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. the neural storage of a long- |
Test yourself repeatedly throughout your studies. This will not only help you figure out what you know and don’t know; the testing itself will help you learn and remember the information more effectively thanks to the testing effect.
1. The hippocampus seems to function as a
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2. Hippocampus damage typically leaves people unable to learn new facts or recall recent events. However, they may be able to learn new skills, such as riding a bicycle, which is an (explicit/implicit) memory.
3. Long-term potentiation (LTP) refers to
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4. Specific odors, visual images, emotions, or other associations that help us access a memory are examples of .
5. When you feel sad, why might it help to look at pictures that reawaken some of your best memories?
6. When tested immediately after viewing a list of words, people tend to recall the first and last items more readily than those in the middle. When retested after a delay, they are most likely to recall
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Use to create your personalized study plan, which will direct you to the resources that will help you most in .