exam 1 Flashcards
Encoding
acquisition of info
retention
holding info in memory over time
retrieval
remembering the past
free recall
report everything you can
example of free recall
essay test
cued recall
given some info or cue to base your retrieval
example of cued recall
short answer test
recognition
selection from a list of items
example of recognition
multiple choice test
people usually do best on what time of test?
recognition
Schema
organized knowledge structure that reflects an individual’s knowledge, experience and expectations
When are schemas used?
during comprehension (encoding) and during remembering
script
schema for a type of event (going to a restaurant)
Schemas and scripts consist of ___ that can assume ___
slots that can assume values
most typical values are ____
default values
memory consists of both ___ and ___
details (verbatim/episodic memory) and abstractions/schemas (generic memory)
key components of personal memory
rememberer believes it’s truthful, sensory images
flashbulb memory components
type of personal event memory but is created when it’s unexpected
example of flashbulb memory
assassination, eclipse
6 canonical categories are
place, informant, own affect, affect of others, ongoing event, aftermath
brown and kulik claim
rehearsal process draws it’s contents from the unchanging FB… this allows for a more verbal narrative
who proposed NOW PRINT mechanism
brown and kulik
why did the now print mech evolve?
odds of survival increases
