Trouble with Psych exam questions!

[Lulu]

The exams are quite good, maybe you should do one tonight since some of the questions do tend to get a bit repetitive.

You should at least try to finish all of the Checkpoints MC and finish VCAA 07 if you haven't already

it's up to you really

[thelovecatsx]

Does retrograde/antrograde amnesia have the same typical pattern of recovery?

Thanks. 

[arthurk]

nah retrograde is usually temporary where the most distant memories are usually recalled first and then gradually the other memories will be recovered except for the ones immediately prior to the damage to the brain due as they were not consolidated thus not processed in LTM and lost forever (refer to consolidation theory) while anterograde is usually permanent

At least i hope thats right:S

[thelovecatsx]

nah retrograde is usually temporary where the most distant memories are usually recalled first and then gradually the other memories will be recovered except for the ones immediately prior to the damage to the brain due as they were not consolidated thus not processed in LTM and lost forever (refer to consolidation theory) while anterograde is usually permanent

At least i hope thats right:S

Thank you.

[rh]

nah retrograde is usually temporary where the most distant memories are usually recalled first and then gradually the other memories will be recovered except for the ones immediately prior to the damage to the brain due as they were not consolidated thus not processed in LTM and lost forever (refer to consolidation theory) while anterograde is usually permanent

At least i hope thats right:S

what?! can we be tested on their pattern of recovery?

[ilovesuck]

^yep, check out VCAA 2007

[rh]

jesus christ

i'm so fucked

[thelovecatsx]

jesus christ

i'm so fucked

that was my reaction when i saw the question.

[ilovesuck]

dont worry, all you need to nkow for pattern of memory recovery following retrograde amnesia is (from VCAA 07 assessment report):

• a gradual shortening of the period of memory loss (the fact that he would usually remember the most distant
events first is correct but was not required in answers)
• he is likely to permanently forget events immediately prior to the accident
• different aspects of memory recover at different rates, for example, episodic faster than semantic
• a gradual increase in the rate of recovery as newly rediscovered memories cue (or trigger) recall of other items
from the semantic network
• possible initial rapid recovery then slower (or sporadic) recovery.


the first two points are probably the most important to commit to memory (elaboratively rehearse it!)

[rh]

ah thanks guys.

sorta lucky i procrastinated and turned on the computer or else i wouldn't have seen that.

[arthurk]

lol anyone know of how we can consciously elaboratively rehearse i dont know if i can link gradual shortening of the period of memory loss with other things:(
for some reason my maintenance rehearsal is pretty good at encoding to long term memory, that is unless i am unaware that i maintenancely rehearse in sleep which retains it in short term memory somehow and i wake up remembering it word for word.

[sonnypls]

what's a confounding variable? oh my god

[rh]

Confounding variables are any factors whose unwanted effects on the dependent variable may be confused with the effect of the independent variable. Confounding variables may be associated with participants, procedure or the experimenters involved in the procedure. If the control and experimental conditions are not exactly the same (except for the independent variable) then there is a risk of confounding variables taking effect.

do we need to know measures of variability?

[rh]

...anyone?

[sonnypls]

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