Memory Flashcards
Memory
The persistance of learning and encoding, storing, and retrieving information
Encoding
The processing of information into the brain
Storing
The process of retaining encoded information
Retrieval
Process of getting information out of memory
Parallel processing
Processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously
Sensory memory
Immediate and very brief recording of sensory information into the brain
Short term memory
Activated memory that holds a few items briefly
Long term memory
The permanent and limitless storehouse of memory
Memory forming process
1) sensory
2) short term
3) long term
Working memory
Understanding of short term memory that focuses on incoming visual and auditory information and connection to past experiences.
Explicit memories
Memory of facts and experiences that one can declare
Effortful memory
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
Automatic processing
Unconscious encoding of incidental information: time, space, frequency, and well learned information
Implicit memory
Retention independent of conscious recollection
Iconic memory
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli.
