Red String Flashcards
Memory
takes sensory information and stores it away
Encoding
converts sensation into neural waves
Storage
holding information for a period of time
Retrieval
getting information out of storage
Information-Processing Model
Theory that memory is similar to a computer
Parallel Distributed Processing
Memory takes place at the same time
Sensory Memory
Information enters the nervous system
Iconic Memory
Visual Memory lasting a fraction of a second
Eidetic Memory
Accessing Visual Memory for 30 seconds
Echoic Memory
Memory of something heard
Short-Term Memory
Information held for seconds while being used
Selective Attention
Ability to focus on one thing at a time
Maintenance Rehearsal
Repeating information to keep it in short term memory
Long-Term Memory
Where information is stored more or less permanently
Elaborative Rehearsal
Moving information from Short to Long Term Memory
Procedural (nondeclarative) Memory
Long term memory for skills
Anterograde Amnesia
Inability to for new memories
Implicit Memory
Memory not easily bought to consciousness
Declarative Memory
Long term memory has information conscious and known
