task 6 Flashcards
short term memory
it is an active process and limited capacity. Conscious thinking
recency effect short term memory
remember the beginning more than the end
long term memory
unlimited capacity. The memories form sensory and working memory go to long term memory.
primacy effect long term memory
remember the last thing
explicit memory (long term memory)
can be brought into consciousness (episodic - experiences / semantic - words
implicit memory (long term memory)
can not be verbalized but has an impact on future behavior - conditional learning
sensory memory
trace of sensory input it is implicit.
priming (sensory memory )
activation of sensory input that triggers long term memory
control processes 3
attention: information from sensory memory to short term store
encoding: information from the the short term store into the short term memory
retrieval: recalling - long term memory to short term memory
study 1 proust effect
memories are brought back by senses smell and taste . memories elicited by the words of smells created reminiscence effect of memories from 12-25 years old (chu and downs study)