Module 24 Flashcards
A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event.
Flashbulb memory
The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.
Memory
The processing of information into the memory system –for example, by extracting meaning.
Encoding
The retention of encoded information overtime.
Storage
The process of getting information out of the memory storage.
Retrieval
The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
Sensory memory
Activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number whole dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten.
Short-term memory
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences.
Long-term memory
A newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory.
Working memory
