Memory terms

Question 1

retrospective memory

Answer 1

remembering events from the past

Question 2

prospective memory

Answer 2

remembering things coming up in the future

Question 3

what are the main subtypes of retrospective memory

Answer 3

working memory
short term memory
long term memory

Question 4

working memory

Answer 4

allows us to hold information in our brains just long enough o manipulate or use it

Question 5

short term memory

Answer 5

the capacity to keep a small amount of information in mind in an active readily available state

Question 6

long term memory

Answer 6

capacity to hold information in our memories

Question 7

types of long term memory

Answer 7

declarative and non declarative

Question 8

declarative memory

Answer 8

conscious; intentional formation and recollection of concepts and experiences

Question 9

non declarative

Answer 9

unconscious; unintentional formation and recollection of concepts and experiences

Question 10

what are the stages of memory

Answer 10

attention
encoding
storage
retrieval

Question 11

encoding

Answer 11

changing or processing info into something meaningful