Chapter 6.1 - Memory Flashcards
________ is the ability to store and retrieve information over time.
Memory
_________ the process by which we transform our perceptions, thought and feelings into enduring memory.
Encoding
The process of maintaining information in memory over time is _________.
Storage
When you bring to mind information that was previously encoded and stored that is called _________.
Retrieval
_________ Judgements require you to think about the meaning of a word.
Semantic Judgments (Is a hat clothing?)
_____ Judgments require you to think about the sound of a word.
Rhyme Judgments (Does hat rhyme with cat?)
________ Judements require you to think about the appearance of a word.
Visual Judgements (Is HAT written uppercase or lower?)
During Semantic Judgements the lower left _________ lobe is active.
Frontal (Language Center)
During Visual Judgements the ________ Lobe is active.
Occipital (Vision Center)
During Rhyme/Organizational Judgments the upper left _______ lobe is active.
Frontal (Organization and Planning Center)
What are the 4 types of Encoding?
Elaborative, Visual Imagery, Organizational, Survival Related
Activly relating new information to knowledge previously stored is called ________ ________.
Elaborative Encoding
________ _______ encoding is converting new information into a mental picture.
Visual Imagery Encoding
__________ Encoding is catagorizing information according to relationships among a series of items.
Organizational Encoding
__________ Encoding has an advantage over Movement and Pleasentness Encoding because it draws from what other 3 types of encoding?
Survival Related—–>Elaborative, Visual Imagery, Organizational