Ch.8

Question 1

encoding

Answer 1

Putting it in

Question 2

storage

Answer 2

keeping it in

Question 3

retrieval

Answer 3

getting it out

Question 4

sensory 1

Answer 4

Holds information from the senses for a very brief duration, Each sense has a sensory memory

Question 5

short term 2

Answer 5

Rehearsal,repeating information in STM can extend its duration, chunking

Question 6

long term 3

Answer 6

Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

Question 7

working

Answer 7

holds new information in place so the brain can work with it briefly and connect it with other information

Question 8

procedural (long term)

Answer 8

Habits, practiced skills, muscle memory

Question 9

declarative (long term)

Answer 9

Information that is conscious and known

Question 10

episodic (long term)

Answer 10

personal info, daily activities and events

Question 11

semantic (long term)

Answer 11

general knowledge

Question 12

serial position effect

Answer 12

The order of information can play a role in how well you remember

Question 13

serial position effect example

Answer 13

numbers at the beginning and end are more likely to be remembered

Question 14

primacy effect

Answer 14

recalling the first items better than the middle ones

Question 15

recency effect

Answer 15

recalling the last items better than the middle items

Question 16

recall

Answer 16

The person must retrieve information learned earlier, EX: fill in the blank test

Question 17

recognition

Answer 17

The person only needs to identify previously learned items, EX: multiple choice test

Question 18

maintenance rehearsal

Answer 18

repeating STM information in its original form.

Question 19

elaborative rehearsal

Answer 19

forming meaningful links among STM material

Question 20

encoding

Answer 20

Re-tracing your steps, Repeating a word over and over

Question 21

eyewitness memory

Answer 21

What people see or hear after an event can impact memory accuracy