Memory Flashcards
Memory
The process by which we encode, store and retrieve information
<p>Sensory memory</p>
<p>The initial, momentary storage of information lasting only an instant</p>
<p>Short-term memory</p>
<p>Memory that hold information for 15-25 seconds</p>
<p>Long-term memory</p>
<p>Memory that stores information on a relatively permanent basis, although it may be difficult to retrieve</p>
<p>Chunk</p>
<p>A meaningful grouping of stimuli that can be stored as an unit in short-term memory</p>
<p>Rehearsal</p>
<p>The repetition of information that has entered short-term memory</p>
<p>Working memory</p>
<p>A set of active, temporary memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information</p>
<p>Declarative memory</p>
<p>Memory for factual information (IE: names, faces, dates, and the like</p>
<p>Procedural memory</p>
<p>Memory for skills and habits such as riding a bike; sometimes referred to as nondeclarative memory</p>
<p>Semantic memory</p>
<p>Memory for general knowledge and facts about the world, as well as memory for the riles of logic that are used to deduce other facts.</p>
<p>Episodic memory</p>
<p>Memory for events that occur in a particular time, place, or context.</p>
<p>Semantic networks</p>
<p>Mental representation of clusters of interconnected information</p>
<p>Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon</p>
<p>The inability to recall information that one realizes one knows- a result of the difficulty of retrieving information from long-term memory.</p>
<p>Recall</p>
<p>Memory task in which specific information must be retrieved</p>
<p>Recognition</p>
<p>Memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives</p>