7a Flashcards
(39 cards)
The processing of information into memory system for example by extracting meaning
Encoding
The retention of encoded information overtime
Storage
The process of getting information out of memory storage
Retrieval
Immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system
Sensory memory
Activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seventh is the phone number while dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten
Short-term memory
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences
Long-term memory
A newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual- spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory
Working memory
Processing of many aspects of the problem simultaneously; the brains natural mode of information processing for many functions. Contrast with the step-by-step processing of most computers and of conscious problem-solving
Parallel processing
The unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well learned information, such as word meanings
Automatic processing
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
Effortful processing
The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage
Rehearsal
The tendency for distributed study or practice do yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice
Spacing effect
Our tendency to recall best the last and first terms in a list
Serial position effect
The encoding a picture images
Visual encoding
Encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
Acoustic encoding
The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words
Semantic encoding
Mental pictures; the powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding
Imagery
Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
Mnemonics
Organizing items into familiar, imaginable units; often occurs automatically
Chunking
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; photographic or picture image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second
Iconic memory
I momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within three or four seconds
Echoic memory
Increase in the synapses firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Believe to be neural basis for learning and memory
Long-term potentiation
A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
Flashbulb memory
Loss of memory
Amnesia