nature of memory - sensory, stm, ltm

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

information processing system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information

Question 2

encoding

Answer 2

inputting information into the memory system

Question 3

storage

Answer 3

retention of encoded information

Question 4

retrieval

Answer 4

process of getting information out of memory and back into awareness

Question 5

automatic processing

Answer 5

encoding details without conscious awareness

Question 6

effortful processing

Answer 6

encoding details that require time and effort

Question 7

semantic encoding

Answer 7

encoding words and their meanings for better recall

Question 8

visual encoding

Answer 8

encoding mental images for easier recall

Question 9

acoustic encoding

Answer 9

encoding sounds for memory storage

Question 10

Baddeley & Hitch model

Answer 10

model of storage with different forms of short-term memory

Question 11

Visuo-spatial sketchpad

Answer 11

working memory system for visual and spatial information

Question 12

episodic buffer

Answer 12

working memory system for integrating information from other systems

Question 13

phonological loop

Answer 13

working memory system for verbal and auditory information

Question 14

sensory memory

Answer 14

storage of brief sensory events for a few seconds

Question 15

short term memory

Answer 15

temporary storage system for processing sensory memory

Question 16

memory consolidation

Answer 16

transfer of STM to long-term memory through rehearsal

Question 17

long term memory

Answer 17

continuous storage of information with no limit

Question 18

explicit memory

Answer 18

conscious memories of facts and events

Question 19

implicit memory

Answer 19

unconscious memories formed through behaviors

Question 20

amnesia

Answer 20

loss of long-term memory due to disease, trauma, or psychological factors

Question 21

anterogade amnesia

Answer 21

inability to remember new information after trauma

Question 22

retrogade amnesia

Answer 22

loss of memory for events prior to trauma

Question 23

memory construction

Answer 23

process of forming new memories

Question 24

memory reconstruction

Answer 24

process of piecing together information relevant to old memories

Question 25

suggestability

Answer 25

effects of misinformation leading to false memories

Question 26

eyewitness misidentification

Answer 26

errors in identification due to suggestive procedures

Question 27

misinformation effect

Answer 27

misremembering an event after exposure to incorrect information

Question 28

forgetting

Answer 28

loss of information from ltm

Question 29

memory trace decay

Answer 29

fading of unused information overtime

Question 30

interferance

Answer 30

failure to retrieve information due to retroactive or proactive interference