Mod 32 Reading Guide

Front

Our capacity for storing long-term memories is essentially _______________

Back

limitless

Front

...brain networks encode, store, and retrieve the information that forms our ____________ memories

Back

complex

Front

The __________ plays a key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning

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cerebellum

Front

Our ___________ memories are noteworthy for their vividness and our confidence in them.

Back

flashbulb

Front

Experience and learning can increase--even double-- the number of synapses, even in _____

Back

slugs

Front

This increased efficiency of potential neural _________, called long-term potentiation, provides a neural basis for learning and remembering associations.

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firing

Front

The encoding specificity principle helps us understand how cues ________ to an event or person will most effectively trigger that memory.

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specific

Front

Our memories are context-dependent, and are affected by the cues we have ____________ with that context.

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associated

Front

When happy, we recall _________ events....

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happy

Front

...briefly recalled the last items especially quickly and well (a ________ effect), perhaps because those last items were still in working memory.

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recency