Chapter 4 Flashcards
Chunking
Grouping information into meaningful units to enhance memory retention.
Context-Based Models
Memory models emphasizing the role of environmental and internal context in recall.
Decay
The gradual fading of memory traces over time if not reinforced.
Echo
A brief auditory memory representation of a sound.
Echoic Memory
The short-term sensory store for auditory information, lasting a few seconds.
Fixation
The brief pause of the eyes between saccades when processing visual information.
Haptic Sensory Memory
The short-term sensory store for touch-based information.
Icon
A brief mental image representing visual sensory input.
Iconic Memory
The short-term sensory store for visual information, lasting less than a second.
Interference
When old or new information disrupts the recall of other memories.
Primacy Effect
The tendency to remember the first items in a list better.
Recency Effect
The tendency to remember the last items in a list better.
Saccade
A rapid movement of the eyes between fixations.
Sensory Registers
Short-term stores for sensory information before processing.
Serial Order
The sequence in which items are stored or recalled.
Serial Position Curve
A U-shaped graph showing better recall for first and last items in a list.
Short-Term Memory
A temporary storage system for holding small amounts of information.
Suffix Effect
The reduced recall of the last item due to an additional auditory stimulus.
Synesthesia
A condition where stimulation of one sense triggers another (e.g., seeing colors when hearing sounds).
