Pshyc Exam 3 Flashcards
the process of transforming what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory
Encoding
the process of maintaining information in memory over time
storage
the process of bringing to mind information that has been previously encoded and stored. (Accessing info)
Retrieval
the ability to store and retrieve information over time.
Memory
Memory Order
Encoding-Storage-Retrieval
the process of storing new information by converting it into mental pictures.
Visual Imagery Encoding
the process of categorizing information according to the relationships among a series of items.
Organizational Encoding
What memory is active in the frontal Lobes
Organizational
What Memory is Active in the Occipital
Visual
the process of relating new information in a meaningful way to knowledge that is already stored in memory
Semantic Encoding
a type of storage that holds sensory information for a few seconds or less.
Sensory Memory
a fast-decaying store of VISUAL information.
Iconic memeory
fast-decaying store of AUDITORY information
Echoic Memory
the inability to transfer new information from the short-term store into the long-term store.
Anterograde Amnesia
the process of keeping information in short-term memory by mentally repeating it
Rehearsal
first few and last few items in a series are more likely to be recalled than the items in the middle.
Serial Position
the inability to retrieve information that was acquired before a particular date, usually the date of an injury or surgery
Retrograde Amnesia
the process by which memories become stable in the brain
Consolidation
memories can become vulnerable to disruption when they are recalled, thus requiring them to be consolidated again
Reconsolidation
external information that is associated with stored information and helps bring it to mind. (Info outside head)
Retrieval Cue
a retrieval cue can serve as an effective reminder when it helps re-create the specific way in which information was initially encoded
Encoding Specialty Principle
he process whereby information tends to be better recalled when the person is in the same state during encoding and retrieval
State-Dependent Retrieval