Chapter 6 - Memory Flashcards
Type of forgetting where you fail to process info into memory, info doesn’t get past sensory memory
Encoding failure
noticing some physical features is a _____ level of processing
shallow
Can be divided into episodic and semantic memory
Declarative (Explicit) Memory
Motor skills, habits, and classically conditioned reflexes make up _____ memory
Procedural (Implicit) Memory
People who train their brains to excel in memory tasks
Memory Jocks
Found that participants were better able to learn a word list if the words were organized in any meaningful way
Bower and colleagues
responsible for working with verbal information for brief periods of time
Phonological Loop
process of reactivating and recalling the information
retrieval
Type of memory with a capacity of 7 +/-2 chunks of info
Short-Term Memory
noticing some patterns and a little more detail is a _____ level of processing
Intermediate
Type of forgetting where you attribute an event to the wrong source that we experienced, heard, read, or imagined
Source Amnesia
Found that students who frequently text and use social media during study time have lower GPAs
Junco and Cotton
Where visual and spatial data are briefly stored and manipulated
Visuospatial sketchpad
process of holding information in the brain
storage
people remember thing better when they are near the beginning or end of the list rather than the middle
Primacy and recency effect
process of forming memories
encoding
Detailed account of circumstances surrounding an emotionally significant or shocking, sometimes historic event
Flashbulb memory
Memory aides that help us translate information into a form that is easier to remember
Mnemonics
Directs attention, makes plans, and coordinates activities. Determines what info is used and ignored
Central executive
When older information prevents or interferes with retrieval of newer information
Proactive Interference
thinking about the meaning of something is a _____ level of processing
Deep
How the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information for later use
Memory
Forms the bridge between memory and conscious awareness
Episodic buffer
When new information prevents or interferes with retrieval of older information
Retroactive Interference
Facts and general knowledge make up _____ memory
Semantic
Bowman found that students who did this while reading took longer to read the passage than those who didn’t
Multitasking
Type of memory with essentially unlimited capacity
Long-Term Memory
Your physical or mental state can serve as memory cues
Mood Congruence / State Dependent Memory
You are more likely to remember something when you are in a similar environment to where you were when you learned it
Encoding Specificity Principle
Events experienced by a person make up _____ memory
Episodic
