memory

Question 1

working memory

Answer 1

holding information briefly while working with it.

Question 2

episodic memory

Answer 2

remembering episodes of one’s life

Question 3

Semantic memory

Answer 3

general knowledge of facts

Question 4

Encoding

Answer 4

initial learning of information, and relating it to prior knowledge

Question 5

Storing

Answer 5

maintaining memory over time.

Question 6

Retrieving

Answer 6

accessing information when needed

Question 7

What are the 4 types of memory?

Answer 7

working, episodic, semantic and collective

Question 8

Collective memory

Answer 8

the shared memories of people in a group

Question 9

What are the 3 stages of learning/memory process?

Answer 9

encoding, storing, and retrieving

Question 10

Whart are the two types of errors in memory?

Answer 10

forgetting and misremembering

Question 11

distinctiveness

Answer 11

having an event stand out as different from a background or similar event - a key to remembering

Question 12

Flashbulb memory

Answer 12

vivid personal memories of recieving the news of some momentus and susually emotional event.

Question 13

Recoding

Answer 13

taking information the way it is delivered and converting it to make sense of it.

Question 14

3 recoding strategies

Answer 14

1. relate new information to existing knowledge
2. imagine and picture events
3. Form memories that stand out and form connections

Question 15

Inference

Answer 15

something isn’t explicitely stated but we can guess undisclosed information

Question 16

Pragmatic Inference

Answer 16

there is one partivular inference you are more likely to make

Question 17

Memory traces

Answer 17

A long term change in the brain that represents something encoded as a memory.

Question 18

Consolidation

Answer 18

the neural changes that occur after learning to create the memory trace of an experience. It stabilizes memory traces.

Question 19

retention interval

Answer 19

the time between learning and testing

Question 20

retroactive inference

Answer 20

new activities during the retention interval that interfere with retrieving the specific older memory

Question 21

What is one of the main causes of forgetting?

Answer 21

retroactive inference

Question 22

proactive inference

Answer 22

when past memories interfere with the encoding of new ones.

Question 23

The Misinformation effect

Answer 23

a person’s recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information.

Question 24

Available information

Answer 24

all of the information stored in your memoryA

Question 25

Accessible information

Answer 25

The information you can retrieve

Question 26

What critical factor determines what information can be retrieved?

Answer 26

cues

Question 27

Cues

Answer 27

hints in the environment that trigger a memory

Question 28

Encoding specifity principle

Answer 28

memories are linked to the context in which they are created. It’s easier to recall information when you are in the same context that you learned it.