Psych Chapt 8

Front 1

encoding

Back 1

getting info into the memory system by translating it into a neural code that the brain processes and stores

Front 2

storage

Back 2

the retention of info over time

Front 3

retrieval

Back 3

process of accessing info in long-term memory

Front 4

sensory memory

Back 4

retain incoming sensory information just long enough for it to be recognized

Front 5

short-term memory

Back 5

holds info that we are conscious of at any given time

- hold limited amount (5-9 )

Front 6

memory codes

Back 6

visual, phonological or motor encoding that stores info so it can be retained in short-term and long term memory

Front 7

chunking

Back 7

combining individual items into larger units of meaning

Front 8

maintenance rehearsal

Back 8

the simple mental reception of info

Front 9

elaborated rehersal

Back 9

focus on the meaning of info or relating it to other things we known

- more effective

Front 10

long-term memory

Back 10

vast library of durable stored memories

Front 11

levels of processing

Back 11

the more deeply we process info the better it will be remembered

Front 12

dual coding thoery

Back 12

if we encode info by using both verbal and imagery codes chances improve that atlas one of the two codes will be available later

Front 13

schema

Back 13

mental framework of events situations

Front 14

associated network

Back 14

long term memory is organized as a massive network of associated ideas and concepts

Front 15

priming

Back 15

the activation of one concept by another

Front 16

declarative memory

Back 16

memory for factual knowledge

Front 17

episodic memory

Back 17

knowledge retaining to personal experience

Front 18

semantic memory

Back 18

knowledge of general facts

Front 19

procedural mempry

Back 19

memory that is reflected in learning skills and actions

Front 20

explicit memory

Back 20

intentional memory retrial

Front 21

implicit memory

Back 21

ability of memory to influence our behaviour without conscious awareness

Front 22

retrival cue

Back 22

any stimulus that activates info stored in long term memory

Front 23

flashbulb memory

Back 23

memories that are so vivid and clear we can picture them as a snapshot of a moment in time

Front 24

encoding specificity principle

Back 24

observation that memory is enhanced when conditions present during retrial math those that were presented during encoding

Front 25

context dependant memory

Back 25

easier to remember something in the same environment in which it was originally learned or experienced

Front 26

mood congruent recall

Back 26

recall info that are congruent with our current mood

- when happy more likely to remember happy events

Front 27

encoding failure

Back 27

failure to encode the info into long term memory

Front 28

decay theory

Back 28

with time and disuse memory fades

Front 29

interferance thoery

Back 29

forget info because other items in long term memory impair ability to retrieve it

Front 30

proactive interferance

Back 30

material learned in the past interferes with recall of new material

Front 31

retroactive interferance

Back 31

newly acquired info interferes with the ability to recall info leaned at an earlier time

Front 32

retrograde amnesia

Back 32

memory loss for events that occurred prior to the onset of amnesia

Front 33

anterograde amnesia

Back 33

memory loss for events that occur after the initial onset of amnesia

Front 34

prospective memory

Back 34

remembering to preform an activity in the future

Front 35

misinformation effect

Back 35

distortion of a memory by misleading post event info

Front 36

source confusion

Back 36

recall something or recognize it as familiar but forget where it was encountered