Chapter 6 Key Terms Pt. 2 [Memory] Flashcards
explicit memory
the act of consciously or intentionally retrieving past experiences
implicit memory
the influence of past experiences on later behavior and performance, even without an effort to remember them or an awareness of the recollection
procedural memory
the gradual acquisition of skills as a result of practice, or “knowing how” to do things
priming
an enhanced ability to think of a stimulus, such as a word or object, as a result of a recent exposure to the stimulus {{last-second cramming = clearer memory}}
semantic memory
a network of associated facts and concepts that make up our general knowledge of the world
episodic memory
the collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place
transience
forgetting what occurs with the passage of time
retroactive interference
situations in which later learning impairs memory for information acquired earlier {{days’ activities blending}}
proactive interference
situations in which earlier learning impairs memory for information acquired later {{change in typical parking place}}
absentmindedness
a lapse in attention that results in memory failure
prospective memory
remembering to do things in the future
blocking
a failure to retrieve information that is available in memory even though you are trying to produce it {{trying to think of word, forgetting point mid-sentence}}
memory misattribution
assigning a recollection or an idea to the wrong source
source memory
recall of when, where, and how information was acquired
suggestibility
the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections
