Memory Flashcards
encoding
getting information in
storage
storing info
retrieval
getting the information out (test)
sensory memory
short term memory
working memory
short term memory, rehearsing something, transitions things into long term memory
long term memory
not very reliable
automatic processing
info is added in without any effort
effortful processing
having to study, effort needed
rehearsal
rehearsing things
chunking
make chunks of equal value
hierarchies
way of making meaning, categorizing things
priming
when retrieval cues bring a topic to the front of your memory,even without knowing, which will make it easier to remember
relearning
learn things faster after learning it earlier
recognition
seeing info that is already there and processing it
recall
more effortful process than recognition, need to fill in information without help (ex fill in the blank)
implicit memories
memories that are contained in storage, but can’t be explained in words (ms downey being scared of people yelling because of her dad)
explicit memories
memory that you can describe/recall
proactive interference
old information interferes with new information
repress
refuse to remember, but still in memory
amnesia
no longer in memory (true forgetting)
serial positioning effect
remembering things better or worse depending on their order
primacy
remember the beginning of a list better
memory construction
memories that are not reliable (hot air balloon experiment)
misinformation effect
wrong information is given, alter your memory to fit that information
rosy retrospection
tendency to remember things as better than they really were (sugar coating memories)
source amnesia
remember the information, nut not where you heard it
mnemonic
things to help you remember (ex ROYGBIV)
flashbulb memory
something so dramatic happens that you remember it so vividly, but you could also shut it out
imagery
using images/drawings to help you remember
spacing effect
spacing out your studying to help remember
mood-congruent memory
emotion triggers memory
state dependent memory
a sense triggers memory
retroactive interference
new information interferes with old information
