Cognition Flashcards
Type of encoding that requires no effort
Automatic encoding
type of encoding that requires attention
Effortful encoding
Attaching images to information makes it easier to remember
Imagery
We remember better the things we are interested in
Self-referent encoding
Combining different types of encoding aids in memory
Dual encoding
break info into smaller units to aid in memory
Chunking
Shortcuts to help us remember info easier
Mnemonics
The location where something is learned is the best location for memory recall
Context dependent memory
the physical state one experiences when learning is the same state they should experience while testing; drunk learning = drunk testing
State dependent memory
Stores all incoming stimuli that you receive
Sensory Memory
visual memory; lasts .3 seconds
Iconic Memory
Auditory memory, lasts 2-3 seconds
Echoic Memory
info passes from sensory memory to _____________ which lasts 30 seconds and can remember 7 items + or - 2
Short Term Memory
lasts a life time
Long Term Memory
Conscious recollection:
Episodic
Semantic
Explicit Long Term Memory
Unconscious recollection:
Classical conditioning
Priming
Procedural
Implicit Long Term Memory
Hierarchies
Semantic Networks
Schema
Memory Organization
Responsible for memory storage in the hippocampus for most memories
Acetylcholine
Tendency to remember the beginning and end of a list best
Serial Position Effect
remembering what you have been told without cues
Recall
Remember what you’ve been told with cues
Recognition
Particularly vivid memories for highly important events
Flashbulb Memories
Unconsciously buried memories
Repressed memories
forgetting info because you never encoded it in the first place
Encoding failure
