Chapter 6: Memory Flashcards
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memory
mental processes that allow you to retain and retrieve information over time
Sensory Memory
momentarily preserves extremely accurate images of sensory information
encoding
converting info to a form that can be used later
Storing
retaining info over time retrieving info for use
Maintenance Rehearsal
verbal or mental repetition of info in order to encode the info
Working Memory
information retrieved from LTM for temporary use
Chunking
Creating meaningful units of info made up of smaller units
LTM
storage of info over an extended period of time; NLBC
Elaborative Rehearsal
association of new information with stored knowledge
Explicit (declarative) memory
conscious recollection of an event or info
Semantic Memory (EM)
memories of general knowledg, facts, names
Episodic Memory (EM)
memories of personally experienced events
Flashbulb Memories (EM-EM)
vivid recollections surrounding emotional events
Implicit (non declarative) Memory
knowledge that affects behavior but not consciously recollected
Procedural Memory (IM)
memories of different skills and actions
Schemas
“folders”; clusters of information that interpret and filter incoming information
Clustering
organizing terms into related groups
Retrieval
getting info from LTM
Recall
recalling info form memory
Cued Recall
remembering in response to a retrieval cue
Recognition
identify previously encountered information
Serial-position effect
tendency to recall the first and last items of a list
The Encoding Specificity Principle
conditions of information retrieval are similar to the conditions of information encoding, retrieval is more likely to be successful
Context Effect
retrieval occurs in the same setting as encoding
