Memory Test Flashcards
Memory of specific information and facts.
Semantic memory
Memory of skills and activities.
Implicit memory
Memory of a specific event that has happened to you.
Episodic memory
The initial memory of a stimulus which comes through our senses.
Sensory memory
What determines whether a stimulus will be focused on and thereby passed further into the memory process?
Attention
At the most basic level, this is when we repeat items over and over so that they do not decay from memory.
Rehearsal
This is the mental framework that we create which relates ideas and concepts to one another.
Schema
Focusing time on this, will make memories easier to recall and use in the future.
Schema
This concept is similar to transduction from Unit 2.
Encoding
Which three terms often get used interchangeably since they all move memories deeper into the memory model
Encoding, storage, and rehearsal
Of the two types of rehearsal, which is the best at creating long term memories?
Elaborative rehearsal
What are memory aids, or tips and tricks to help the memory process called?
Mnemonic devices
A memory trick that uses vivid places to make information more memorable.
Method of Loci and memory palace
A memory trick that rhymes information with its place in a list.
Peg word system
A problem in the memory process which occurs when information begins to fade.
Decay
