Memory (5a) Flashcards
Memory
Memory is recalling past events and past learning by means of encoding storage and retrieval
Encoding
Getting information into memory in the first place
Storage
Retaining memories for future use
Retrieval
Recapturing memories when we need them
Information processing model
Information passes through three memory stores during encoding, storage, and retrieval
Automatic processing
When you remember something without much conscious awareness or effort
Effortful processing
When you remember something with careful attention and conscious effort
Sensory memory
Memory involving detailed, brief sensory images or sounds retained for a brief period of time
Working memory
A short term store for information that you are thinking about right now
Rehearsal
Consciously repeating information to ensure it is encoded
Long term memory
All the information we have gathered that is available for use, such as acquired skills, people we know, past feelings
Spaced practice effect
Facilitates moving working memories into long term memory by rehearsing over time
Encoding - phonological
Encoding based on sound
Encoding - visual
Encoding based on how the information looks
Encoding - semantic
Encoding based on the meaning of the information
