Memory Flashcards
____ - the process by which we recollect prior information, experiences, and skills from the past (can be broken down into 3 classifications based on the ___)
Memory
_____ - process of information we receive into a form it can be used (first stage of memory)
Encoding
____ encoding - The way in which we process information from visual images
Visual encoding
______ encoding - Processing of sounds
Acoustic encoding
______ encoding - processing of meaning
Semantic encoding
______ - Second part of the memory process, the maintenance of encoded info over time.
Storage
_______ - Info will last up to 20 seconds
Short-term memory
_____ - can last a life time
Long-term memory
_____ rehearsal - The mechanical or rate of repetition of the information
Maintenance rehearsal
______ rehearsal - More involved and used more in educational settings
Elaborating rehearsal
_____ - Third part of the memory process. The Process by which we locate stored info and bring it back to conscious thought (some easier to retrieve than others)
Retrieval
_______ dependent memories - Memories that come back based on a certain context
Context-dependent memories
_____ dependent memories - memories that are retrieved based on the mood we were in when it was encoded
State-dependent memories
Where is info stored
Short-term memory
_____ effect - tendency to remember the initial items in a list
Primacy effect
