Memory

Question 1

Memory to do a future action at a certain time.

Answer 1

Prospective Memory

Question 2

The inability to retrieve episodic memories before about 3-4 years old.

Answer 2

Infantile Amnesia

Question 3

A sensory memory involving the brief auditory storage of information.

Answer 3

Echoic Memory

Question 4

Model of memory consisting of sensory, short-term & long-term memories.

Answer 4

Multi-Store Model

Question 4

Unconscious encoding of secondary information (space, time, & frequency).

Answer 4

Automatic Processing

Question 4

Basic level based on the structure or appearance of words.

Answer 4

Shallow Encoding

Question 5

A type of explicit memory involving knowledge of facts.

Answer 5

Semantic Memory

Question 6

Describes short-term memory processed. involves the central executive, phonological loop, & visuospatial sketchpad.

Answer 6

Working Memory Model

Question 7

Memory technique involving thinking
deeper processing of the encoded item.

Answer 7

Elabortative Rehearsal

Question 8

Short-term memories are transformed into stable, long-term memories.

Answer 8

Memory Consolidation

Question 9

Retrieving information learned earlier without the aid of or external cues.
-Retrieving information from memory.

Answer 9

Recall

Question 10

Creating associations between new
information & something already encoded.

Answer 10

Mnemonic Devices

Question 11

The tendency to remember the first items in a list best.

Answer 11

Primacy Effect

Question 12

Explicit memory involving specific situations - experiences.

Answer 12

Episodic Memory

Question 13

Imagining an event that never happened increases confidence that the event actually occurred.

Answer 13

Imagination Inflation

Question 14

The meaning of the words or their connection with other memories.

Answer 14

Deep Encoding

Question 15

Newer memories block the recall of older
information.

Answer 15

Retroactice Interference

Question 16

Inability to form new memories after the
onset of amnesia.

Answer 16

Anterograde Amnesia

Question 17

Older memories hinder the recall of newer information.

Answer 17

Proactive Interference

Question 18

General concept of memory of specific facts
& experiences.

Answer 18

Explicit Memory

Question 19

Amnesia about how previously learned
information was acquired, but keeping the factual knowledge.

Answer 19

Source Amnesia

Question 20

Enhanced memory due to testing it, rather than simply rereading, information.

Answer 20

Testing Effect

Question 21

Encoding that requires attention & conscious effort.

Answer 21

Effortful Processing

Question 22

Process of accessing & bringing stored information into
attention.

Answer 22

Retrevial

Question 23

A graph showing retention & forgetting overtime.

Answer 23

Forgetting Curve

Question 24

When a person’s recall of a memory is less accurate because of information received after the event.

Answer 24

Misinformation Effect

Question 25

The continuous storage of
information, which is theoretically unlimited.

Answer 25

Long-Term Memory

Question 26

The tendency to remember the last items in a list best.

Answer 26

Recency Effect

Question 27

Transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Answer 27

Encoding

Question 28

Short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories. Occurs during sleep.

Answer 28

Memory Consolidation

Question 29

Recall the first & last items in a list better than the middle items.

Answer 29

Serial Position Effect

Question 30

Identifying previously learned information with the help of external cues.

Answer 30

Recognition

Question 31

A memory device associating items to be
remembered with specific physical locations.

Answer 31

Method of Loci

Question 32

Part of working memory that handles verbal &
auditory information.

Answer 32

Phonological Loop

Question 33

Part of working memory that directs & coordinates the working memory.

Answer 33

Central Executive

Question 34

Short-term memory, it involves information currently in use.

Answer 34

Primary Memory System

Question 35

Influences behavior without awareness, such as skills & conditioned responses.

Answer 35

Implicit Memory

Question 36

A sensory memory involving the brief visual
storage of information.

Answer 36

Iconic Memory

Question 37

Brief storage of sensory information, lasting
only a few seconds.

Answer 37

Sensory Memory

Question 38

Loss of memory for events that occurred
before the onset of amnesia.

Answer 38

Retrograde Amnesia

Question 39

Part of working memory that handles visual & spatial information.

Answer 39

Visuospatial Sketchpad

Question 40

“Cramming” studying for long periods, without interruption.

Answer 40

Mass Practice

Question 41

Using general knowledge & experiences to fill in gaps & create a complete memory of an event.

Answer 41

Constructive Memory

Question 42

A psychodynamic defense mechanism that ‘forgets’ anxiety-arousing memories.

Answer 42

Repression

Question 43

The depth of processing
(shallow/ deep) affects how well information is remembered.

Answer 43

Levels of Processing Memory

Question 44

When you can’t recall
something even though you know it & it’s just out of reach.

Answer 44

Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon

Question 45

Type of implicit memory involving motor skills & behaviors.
- Muscle memory (riding a bike).

Answer 45

Procedural Memory

Question 46

Repeating information over & over to keep
it in short-term memory.

Answer 46

Maintenance Rehearsal

Question 47

Inability to recall specific information because of insufficient encoding.

Answer 47

Encoding Failure

Question 48

Spreading out study activities over time.

Answer 48

Distributed Practice

Question 49

A memory device of placing large items into manageable
blocks.

Answer 49

Chunking

Question 50

Process of maintaining information in memory over time.

Answer 50

Storage

Question 51

Increased recall of items leads to neural changes and gets closer & increased speed of recall.

Answer 51

Long-Term Potentiation