Chapter 8 Flashcards
memory
persistent learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of info
measures of retention
recall, recognition, relearning
recall
retrieving info that is not currently in your conscious awareness but was learned at an earlier time
recognition
identifying items previously learned
relearning
learning something more quickly when you learn it for the 2nd time or a later time
working memory
newer understanding of short term memory that adds conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial info and of info retrieved from long term memory
explicit memories
the memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know
implicit memories
retention of learned skills or classically conditioned associations independent of conscious recollection
iconic memories
momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli, a picture image memory (lasts 1/10 of a second)
echoic memories
momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli
2 processing levels
shallow
deep
shallow
encoding on a basuc level based on the structure or appearance of words
deep
encoding sematically based on the meaning of the words
yields best retention
our capacity for storing long-term memory is essentially…
limitless
2 conscious memory systems
sematic and episodic