In Pursuit of Memory Flashcards
Define: explicit memory
-conscious, intentional recollection of an event or an item of information
What methods are used to measure explicit memory?
- recall
- recognition
Define: implicit memory
- unconscious retention in memory
- as evidenced by the effect of previous experienced or encountered information on current thoughts or reactions
What methods are used to measure implicit memory?
- priming
- relearning method (savings method)`
Define: recall
-ability to retrieve and reproduce form memory previously encountered material
Define: recognition
-ability to identify previously encountered material
Define: priming
-a method for measuring implicit memory in which a person reads or listens to information and is later tested to see whether the information affects performance on another type of task
Define: relearning method
-a method for measuring retention that compares the time required to relearn the material with the time used in the initial learning of the material
Rather than thinking of it singularly, “memory” covers…
-a complex collection of abilities and processes
What are the 2 models of memory?
- information-processing models
- parallel distributed processing model (PDP) or (connectionist model)
In the information-processing model, what are 3 things we do with memory?
- encode it
- store it
- retrieve it
In most information-processing models, storage takes place in 3 interacting memory systems…
- sensory register
- short-term memory (STM)
- long-term memory (LTM)
Function: sensory register
-retains incoming sensory information for a second or two, until it can be processed further
Function: short-term memory (STM)
-hold a limited amount of information for a brief period of time, up to 30 seconds, unless a conscious effort is made to keep it there longer
Function: long-term memory (LTM)
-accounts for storage, from minutes to decades
