Flashcards: Memory Loss and Interference — 9 cards

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1Question

Anterograde amnesia — definition?

Answer

Inability to form new long-term memories.

2Question

Anterograde amnesia — effect?

Answer

Inability to form new long-term memories

3Question

Forgetting — interference role?

Answer

Disrupted by competing old or new memories.

4Question

Interference — types?

Answer

Proactive and retroactive interference

5Question

Proactive interference — definition?

Answer

Old memories hinder learning new information

6Question

Ebbinghaus' curve — shows?

Answer

Memory declines rapidly then levels off

7Question

Encoding failure — cause?

Answer

Information never properly enters long-term memory

8Question

Repressed memories — concept?

Answer

Suppressed memories pushed out of conscious awareness

9Question

Storage decay — meaning?

Answer

Memory traces fade over time if unrehearsed

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1. What is the primary impact of anterograde amnesia on memory processes?

2. What characterizes anterograde amnesia?

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