Memory Flashcards
semantic memory
memory for generalized knowledge about the world
implicit memory
the unintentional recollection and influence of prior experiences
explicit memory
information retrieved through a conscious effort
procedural memory
memory containing information about how to do things
levels-of-processing memory model
remembering information depending on the degree or depth of mentally processing information
maintenance rehearsal
repeating over and over to keep it in memory
elaborative rehearsal
relating new information to already stored information
transfer-appropriate processing model
the match between how we try to retrieve information and how we originally encoded it, is critical
neural network processing model
new experience are seen as changing one´s overall knowledge basis
parallel distributed processing = PDP
A PDP model for memory sees each unit of knowledge as connected to every other unit. The connections between units become stronger as they are experienced together more frequently.
multiple memory systems model
a model that suggests the existence of separated and specialized memory systems in the brain
information-processing model
model that suggest that information must pass through a sensory memory to a short-term memory to a long-term memory in order to become embedded firmly in memory
sensory memory
a type of memory that is very brief but lasts long enough to connect one impression to the next / often information is kept for less than a second
sensory registers
memory systems that briefly hold incoming information, e.g. iconic memory (for visual information)
short-term memory
part of the working memory, which stores limited information for up to 20 seconds
