Keywords

Question 1

Visual encoding

Answer 1

When memories are stored visually.

Question 2

Acoustic encoding

Answer 2

Memories are stored in terms of how they sound like, for example when you think about your favorite song you can hear it in ur head.

Question 3

Semantic encoding

Answer 3

Refers to the process of converting sensory input into meaningful representations in memory (our general information about the world, when a teacher asks you a question in the class, you would answer the correct answer, then the teacher would ask you how do you know that? you’ll say that you’ve been practicing and remembering this information.)

Question 4

Tactile encoding

Answer 4

Memory of how things feel like such as a hug and physical touch.

Question 5

Olfactory encoding

Answer 5

Memory of how things smell like, such as remembering a bad smell.

Question 6

Encoding

Answer 6

Is when information is changed from one form to another to be stored for later recall.

Question 7

Retrieval

Answer 7

Process of accessing information that has been stored in your brain and being able to use this information.

Question 8

Long-term memory

Answer 8

Is a type of memory storage that has a very large capacity and a very long duration, tends to be our permanent memory.

Question 9

Short-term memory

Answer 9

Is a type of a memory storage that has a limited capacity for information and limited duration. Information may simply disappear or may be passed to LTM if it was rehearsed repeatedly.

Question 10

Episodic memory

Answer 10

Is your memory of events from your life, and it includes memories of when the events occurred. for example: your visit to the dentist, a night out with your friends, a holiday from when you were younger, etc.

Question 11

Procedural memory

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Is our knowledge of how to do things, we can recall these memories without effort since it includes memories of learned skills such as learning on how to ride a horse.

Question 12

Semantic memory

Answer 12

Semantic memory is a form of long-term memory that comprises (made up of) a person’s knowledge about the world.
this includes what words and concepts mean.

Question 13

Capacity

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A specific amount of information that can be held in the memory store.

Question 14

Duration

Answer 14

A specific time that information can be held in the memory.

Question 15

Coding

Answer 15

Coding refers to the way in which information is changed and stored in memory.

Question 16

Sensory memory

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Is when coding is related to the sense organ, for example: information received by the eye is visually encoded whereas information received by the ears is acoustically encoded. Sensory memory has a very large capacity but very limited and short duration.

Question 17

Primacy effect

Answer 17

Words at the start of the list are more likely to be recalled then the words in the middle of the list, because they have been rehearsed quite well. Which means the words at the start of the list will be transferred to the long-term memory

Question 18

Recency effect

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Words at the end of the list are the words that are heard most recently, which means these words will be transferred to the short term memory so these words will have the best recall.

Question 19

Serial position effect

Answer 19

Position of the words influences the likelihood of their recall.

Question 20

Culture

Answer 20

Refers to the beliefs and expectations of individuals

Question 21

Reconstructive memory

Answer 21

Fragments of stored information are reassembled during recall, and during recall the gaps are filled in by our beliefs and expectations so that we can produce a story that makes sense in a way.

Question 22

Interference

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Interference refers to how information is lost from long-term memory (LTM) Interference occurs when one memory prevents the retrieval of another memory. (Specifically if the memories are similar)

Question 23

Context

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Context is a situation in which Something Happens and context is able to act as a cue to recall information. Thus, enhancing the accuracy of memory.

Question 24

False memory

Answer 24

Is a memory that did not happen, but it feels as if it were a true memory.

Question 25

Retroactive interference

Answer 25

When new memories prevent the retrieval of old memories. You forget a previously learnt task due to learning a new task.