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Psych of Memory Chapter 12

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Processing speed
age-related declines are caused because older people's cognitive processing does not work as fast as that of younger adults
Inhibition theory
the ability to block out irrelevant stimulation decreases with age, so the memory declines seen in old age are a consequence of poor attentional processes. Inhibition also means the ability to suppress retrieval of irrelevant information
Semantic memory
the neurocognitive memory system that encodes, stores, and retrieves information concerning knowledge of the world
Episodic memory
the neurocognitive memory system that encodes, stores, and retrieves memories of our personal individual experiences
Source memory
the ability of an individual to remember from whom or where (that is, what source) he or she learned something
Monitoring
our ability to reflect on and become aware of what we know and what we do not know
Control (in metamemory)
our ability to regulate our learning or retrieval based upon our own monitoring
Judgments of learning
judgments made during study of whether the item has been learned
Use-it-or-lose-it hypothesis
older adults who engage in complex mental activity on a regular basis are more likely to preserve function, whereas those who do not are more likely to suffer declines
Memory rehabilitation
interventions that clinical neuropsychologists use to promote memory performance in memory-impaired individuals
Hippocampus
an area of the brain associated with learning and memory
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