C4 Flashcards
____ is the process of storing newly acquired info for later
Memory
____ is recall for a specific experience or total recollection of experiences
Memory
_____ capacity is limited unless repeatedly reinstate information (Between sensory mem and LTM)
Short-term (“working”) memory
____ is transferred from short-term memory
Long-term memory
Steps in the process of memory
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
___ is when encoded material is retained over time in memory
Storage
categorized memory = ___
easier to recall
___ is visual memory (images of what we see)
Iconic memory
____ is auditory sensory memory (fleeting impression of what we hear)
Echoic memory
____ is when we seem to recall info better if we hear it rather than see it
Modality effect
___ is the last step in the process of memory/info stored is recalled
Retrival
___ is the first step in the process of memory
Encoding
Encoding Step 1:
Perceive stimulus event
Encoding Step 2:
Translate info (to be stored more easily)
____ are memory systems (clustering, acrostics) to organize material in a meaningful way to make it easier to remember
Mnemonic Devices
____ is repeatedly rehearsing info without attempting to find meaning
Maintenace rehearsal
____ is the system for remembering that involved using mnemonics devices (more effective)
Elaborative rehearsal
___ are mems that are unavailable to conscious awareness but contribute to explicit mems
Implict memory
____ memories play an important role in your past
Explicit Memory
____ is a rare ability to retain large amounts of visual materials with great accuracy
Eidetic imagery
___ is a memory of an event that never occurred can be planted in a subject prior to recall by a variety of methods (including hypothesis)
False Memory
____ argues that mems may be stored either in sensory or verbal codes
Dual code Memory
____ is failure to recall/inadequate retrieval cues
Retrieval failure
___ is an apparent vivid recall for an event associated with extreme emotion
Flashbulb memory
