Memory Flashcards
lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or our focus being
somewhere else
Absent-mindedness
input of sounds, words, and music
Acoustic encoding
loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological
trauma
Amnesia
loss of memory for events that occur after the brain trauma
Anterogade amnesia
strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weaker emotional
experiences form weaker memories
Arousal theory
memory model that states we process information through three systems:
sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
Atkinson-Shiffrin model
encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of
words
Automatic processing
how feelings and view of the world distort memory of past events
Bias
memory error in which you cannot access stored information
Blocking
organizing information into manageable bits or chunks
Chunking
formulation of new memories
Construction
type of long-term memory of facts and events we personally experience
Declarative memory
encoding of information that takes effort and attention
Effortful procesing
thinking about the meaning of new information and its relation to knowledge
already stored in your memory
Elaborative rehearsal
input of information into the memory system
Encoding
physical trace of memory
Engram
type of declarative memory that contains information about events we have personally
experienced, also known as autobiographical memory
Episodic memory
some parts of the brain can take over for damaged parts in forming and
storing memories
equipotentiality hypothesis
memories we consciously try to remember and recall
Explicit memory
recall of false autobiographical memories
False memory syndrome