chapter 6 Flashcards
encoding
process of transforming information into an enduring memory
storage
process of maintaining info in memory over time
retrieval
process of bringing to mind previously encoded and stored info
semantic encoding
process of relating information to semantic knowledge
visual imagery encoding
process of storing new info by converting it into mental pictures
organizational encoding
process of organizing info into smaller categories
sensory memory
type of storage that holds sensory info for few seconds or less
iconic memory
fast decaying store of visual memory, begins after 1 second
echoic memory
fast decaying store of auditory info, begins after 5 seconds
short-term memory
type of memory that holds non-sensory info for more than few seconds but less than a minute, relies on frontal lobe
types of long term memory
implicit and explicit memory
implicit (non declarative) memory
influences of past experiences on behavior without conscious effort to remember
explicit (declarative) memory
consciously retrieving past experiences - healthy hippocampus required
procedural memory (type of implicit
gradual possession of skills as a result of practice
priming memory(type of implicit)
enhanced ability to think of a stimulus as a result of previous exposure to stimulus
