Psych Mod 20 Quiz
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 decay | The loss of information in memory through its nonuse |
| memory trace | An actual physical change in the brain that occurs when new material is learned |
| interference | The phenomenon by which information in memory displaces or blocks out other information, preventing its recall |
| cue-dependent forgetting | Forgetting that occurs when there are insufficient retrieval cues to rekindle information that is in memory |
| proactive inteference | Interference in which information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer material |
| retroactive interference | Interference in which there is difficulty in the recall of information learned earlier |
| Alzheimer's disease | An illness characterized in part by severe memory problems |
| Amnesia | Memory loss that occurs without other mental difficulties |
| Retrograde amnesia | Amnesia in which memory is lost for occurances prior to a certain event |
| Anterograde amnesia | Amnesia in which memory is lost for events that follow an injury |
| Korsakoff's syndrome | A disease that afflicts long-term alcoholics, leaving some abilities intact, but including hallucinations and a tendency to repeat the same story |
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