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MCAT Psych/Soc Terms

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State-Dependency Memory
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State-Dependency Memory
The phenomenon through which memory retrieval is most efficient when an individual is in the same state of consciousness as they were when the memory was formed. Often used to describe states of consciousness produced by psychoactive drugs (e.g alcohol) but can also apply to mood and non-substance induced states as well.
Misinformation Effect
Occurs when an individual's recall of episodic memories is impaired due to post-event information they are exposed to (e.g. incorrectly remembering that there was glass on the ground after someone says the two cars smashed together)
Dual-Coding Hypothesis
A hypothesis that it is easier to remember words with associated images than either words or images alone.
Spreading Activation Theory
A theory of information retrieval that involves a search process where specific nodes are activated, which leads to the activation of related nodes, and so on. A node does not become activated until it receives input signals from its neighbors that are strong enough to reach a response threshold. Effect of input signals is cumulative: the response threshold is reached by the summation of input signals from multiple nodes (explains the relevance of hints and contextual cues)
Psychodynamic Theory
Personality (made up of patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors) is shaped by a person's unconscious thoughts, feelings and memories.