2. Memory & Thought chapter 10.2

3. cog-nize cog·nize käɡˈnīz,ˈkäɡˌnīz/ verb: cognize; “The more we learn, the more we cognize”. 3rd person present: cognizes past tense: cognized perceive, know, or become aware of. "what the novel cognizes, discerns, knows"

4. recognition the process of re-cognizing cognition all over again. recognize; to become cognizant again

5. “How bout a ‘name?” (I’ll try it.) Was it Don ? “I don’t think so…” Sean …? “Naah.” John … ? “Mmm, may – be…” How ‘bout Ron ? “Ron!! Yeah, yeah, Ron, that’s it!”

6. aids to recognition  seeing a face we once knew  hearing a name we once knew  multiple choice tests the above suggest there is more information stored in memory than we might think.

7. recall recall involves more than finding pieces of information – knowledge, attitude, and expectations affect what we’re able to recall remembering is an active process guided by experience, knowledge, and cues from the environment

8. memory: an active process memories are not like videos played back in their entirety memories have to be reconstructed memories can be partially or incorrectly reconstructed memories can be wrong, incomplete, or com- pletely fabricated …

9. confabulation “Remembering” information that was never stored in memory. we confabulate when we fill in missing pieces of memory with what we think: might have happened should/could /would have happened sometimes happens happened once (or a few times) we expect to happen

10. schemas schemas add to recollections schemas play a part in forming memories schemas are our minds framework for making sense of the world.

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15. children & memory about 5% of children do not actively construct memory children have eidetic memory – a form of photographic memory

16. state-dependent memory we will recall similar memories about a place, person, or thing, when we are in a state similar to the one we were in when we first stored information about that place, person, or thing. when we get angry at someone, we recall other instances when we were angry with them

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18. forgetting decay, interference, or repression can inhibit our ability to retrieve stored information. Items in sensory and short-term decay quickly **it is not certain whether long-term memories ever fade away.

19. amnesia a loss of memory due to a blow to the head, causing brain damage electrical shock can cause amnesia drug abuse may contribute to, and cause amnesia

20. infant amnesia the lack of early memories the inability to remember anything before the age of 2 or 3 years old several theories exist regarding infant amnesia

21. Memory Centers in the Brain