Psych Chapter 7 Test

Front 1

______ is the process in which information in short-term memory is lost when new information appears

Back 1

interference

Front 2

___ is the memory process that translates information into a form inw hich it can be stored

Back 2

encoding

Front 3

______ memories are examples of episodic memories that are recalled in great detail

Back 3

flashbulb

Front 4

_____ memory is a type of sensory register that holds visual memories

Back 4

iconic

Front 5

working memory is another name for _________ memory

Back 5

short-term

Front 6

the process by which we recall experiences, information, and skills is known as _____.

Back 6

memory

Front 7

__________ memories are recalled better when the bdoy id in the same chemical or emotional condition in which they were originally encoded.

Back 7

State-dependent

Front 8

The method of ______ organizes items into familiar units so that they can be remembered more easily.

Back 8

chunking

Front 9

distubing memories may be pushed out of the conscious mind in the process of ______.

Back 9

repression

Front 10

the memory process by whcih we maintain encoded information over a period of time is called _____.

Back 10

storage

Front 11

information stored as a ________ code is stored according to its meaning

Back 11

semantic

Front 12

the first item in a series is more likely to be remembered because of the ________ effect

Back 12

primacy effect

Front 13

____ is the memory process that allows people to located stored information and return it to concscious thought

Back 13

retrieval

Front 14

_____ memory sonsits of gneral knowledge

Back 14

semantic

Front 15

Relating new information to something already known helps a person remember the new facts by

Back 15

requiring deepr thought abuot the new information