Chapter 8: Memory Flashcards
Our brain’s ability to store, retain, & recall info & experiences
Memory
Storage of brief sensory events such as sights, sounds, & tastes.
Sensory memory
Memory that is only stored for a few seconds
Sensory memory
Memory that is only processed for 200-500 milliseconds
Sensory memory
A temporary storage system that processes incoming sensory memory
Short-term memory
Memory that lasts about 20-30 seconds
Short-term memory
Who discovered short-term memory?
George Miller
Transfer of STM to long-term
Memory consolidation
The conscious repitition of info to be remembered
Rehearsal
Memory that has not limit, it is the continuous storage of info
Long-term memory
Memory of facts & events that we can consciously remember
Explicit memory
Memories that not part our consciousness
Implicit memory
Info about events we have personally experienced
Episodic memory
Knowledge about words, concepts, and language
Semantic memory
Stores in about how to do things
Procedural memory
A record of an atypical event that has strong emotional associations
Emotional/flashbulb memory
Voluntary or unconscious suppression of memories that make us feel uncomfortable, or are too traumatic to deal with
Motivated Forgetting
The loss of long-term memory due to disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma
Amnesia
The input of info in the memory system
Encoding
The retention/storage of the encoded info
Storage
Pulling info our of our memory & back into awareness
Retrieval
Encoding details such as time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words
Automatic processing
Encoding of details that take effort
Effortful
Encoding words & their meaning
Semantic encoding
