Chapter 6 Flashcards
Step two
Storage-maintaining information in memory
Step one
Encoding-chance for me information into a form that can be stored in memory
Step three
Retrieval- bringing stored material to mind
Stage one of memory
Sensory memory – the memory system that holds information from the senses for a period of time ranging from only a fraction of a second to about two seconds
Stage two of memory
Short-term memory loss the component of the memory system that holds about seven (from 5 to 9) items for less than 30 seconds without rehearsal; also called working memory
Stage III of memory
Long-term memory – the memory system with a virtually unlimited capacity that contains vast stores of person’s permanent or relatively permanent memories
Atkinson and Shiffrin model
Getting information out of memory requires little more than opening the door to a mental closet and pulling out a needed item
Episodic
The type of declarative memory that records event as they have been subjectively
Semantic
The type of declarative memory that stores general knowledge, or objective facts and information
Non-declarative
The subsystem within long-term memory that stores motor skills, habits, and simple classically conditioned responses; also called implicit memory
The declarative memory
The subsystem within long-term memory that stores facts, information, and personal life events that can be brought to mind verbally or in the form of images and then declared or stated; also called explicit memory