CH 7 Flashcards
Memory
Memory
the process by which we record the past and refer it to affect the present
3 categories of memory
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Encoding
turning environmental info into a form that can be stored in memory
Storage
holding information for later use
includes long and short term memory
Retrieval
locating stored information and making it accessible for conscious use
Iconic Memory
Holds brief visual image
Echoic Memory
Holds brief auditory echo
Sensory memory
brief storage of physical features
short term memory
information held temporarily
7 +- 2 items
long term memory
stable information storage through consolidation
Types of long term memory
Explicit: Intentional & concious use
Implicit: Unconcious memory activation
Two types of amnesia
Retrograde: loss of ability to retrieve past memories
Anterograde: inability to form new long term memories
