Chapter Seven: Memory

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Across
  1. 7. memory / The part of memory required to attend to and solve a problem at hand.
  2. 8. / Mental frameworks that develops from our experiences with particular people people, objects, or events.
  3. 10. interference / Disruption of memory because previously learned information interferes with the learning of new information.
  4. 12. mindedness / A form of forgetfulness that results from inattention.
  5. 13. / Disruption of memory because other information competes with the information we are trying to recall.
  6. 15. / The weakening or loss of memories over time.
  7. 16. / A way of organizing related pieces of information from the most specific feature they have in common to the most general.
  8. 19. memories / Detailed, especially vivid memories of very specific highly changed events.
  9. 20. network / A chain of associations between related concepts.
  10. 22. device / A method of devised to help remember information, such as a rhyme or acronym.
  11. 23. memory / Knowledge that consist of the conscious recall of facts and events; also known as declarative memory.
Down
  1. 1. / The retention of memory over time; the third stage of long-term memory formation.
  2. 2. / The recovery of information stored in the memory; the fourth stage of long-term memory
  3. 3. / Memory loss due to brain injury or disease.
  4. 4. potentiation / Strengthening of a synaptic connection that results when synapse of one neuron repeatedly fires and excites another neuron.
  5. 5. / The inability to retrieve some information once it is stored.
  6. 6. memory / Form of memory that recalls facts and general knowledge, such as what we learn in school.
  7. 9. cortex / The front most region of the frontal lobes that plays an important role in attention, appropriate social behavior, impulse control, and working memory.
  8. 11. / The process of establishing stabilizing, or solidifying a memory; the second stage of long-term memory formation.
  9. 14. memory / Form of memory that recalls the experiences we have had.
  10. 17. interference / Disruption of memory because new experiences or information causes people to forget previously learned experiences or information.
  11. 18. / The process of reciting or practicing material repeatedly.
  12. 21. / The process by which the brain attends to, takes in, and integrates new information; the stage of long- term memory formation.
  13. 24. executive / Decides where to focus attention and selectively hones in on specific aspects of a stimulus.