Cognition: memory Flashcards
sensory memory
mental representation of how environmental events look, sound, feel, smell, and taste
echoic memory
brief sensory memory of audible sounds
iconic memory
brief sensory memory of visual images
eidetic memory
photographic memory; total recall; brief sensory memory of an image with high precision for a brief period of time
short term memory
remembering pieces of info for a short period of time (up to 30 seconds)
working memory
temporarily hold a limited amount of information at the ready for immediate mental use
long term memory
unlimited storage of information maintained for long periods, can even be for life
capacity of working memory
7 chunks, +/- 2
encoding
translating info so it can be stored
automatic processing
we can’t not encode some things
effortful processing
focus on it to learn it
storage
how information is kept
maintenance rehearsal
repeating it over and over again until it can be stored
elaborative rehearsal
relate info to something you know
long term potentiation
long lasting increase in synaptic efficiency following high frequency stimulation
retrieval
getting info out of stored memory and using it
context dependent memories
rely on a specific place to be accessed
state dependent memories
rely on emotional or mental state
mood congruent memory
rely on their particular mood
flashbulb memory
remember a scene exactly as it was like a picture
episodic memory
remember a specific episode (autobiographical)
semantic memory
info we just know (general knowledge)
procedural memory
performance of difference actions and skills
explicit memories
declarative; memories we know we have and can DECLARE (facts, general knowledge, experiences)
in hippocampus
