Thinking and Memory Flashcards
a type of behavior that uses ideas or
symbols as “inner representations” of things or events
thinking
covert behavior as it is not observable, and cannot be seen or heard by others
thinking
2 major categories of thinking
- associative thinking
- directed thinking
includes indirected and uncontrolled thinking
associative thinking
thinking oriented towards a goal
directed thinking
4 kinds of associative thinking
- autistic thinking
- nightdreaming
- imagination
- eidetic imagery
5 kinds of directed thinking
- critical thinking
- creative thinking
- brainstorming
- reasoning
- problem solving
extent to which original and previous learned information still persists
memory
ability to retain information;
involves the storage of learned items and information that are retrieved for future use
memory
processes of memory
- encoding or acquisition
- storage
- retrieval
Involves getting the remembered information out of storage.
retrieval
holding the memory of encoded information for future use
storage
classifying information to be ready for storage
encoding or acquisition
3 types of memory:
- sensory memory
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
Information that comes through our senses
sensory memory
working memory and our active memory
short-term memory
Memory that remains for the rest of our lives
long-term memory
how long does these 3 types of memory persist?
- sensory: 7 secs
- stm: 20 secs
- ltm: for the rest of our lives
3 types of long-term memory
- semantic memory
- procedural memory
- episodic memory
Memory that remains for the rest of our lives
remembering
4 types of remembering
- redintegration
- recall
- recognition
- relearning
Simple revival of past experience without cue;
may involve motor or verbal skills.
recall
Involves more rapid learning than before on the basis of some retention from earlier learning
relearning
Reestablishes an earlier experience on the basis of partial cues;
May not be detailed or complete
redintegration
Involves recognizing someone or something familiar (sense of familiarity)
recognition
inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory
forgetting
inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory
forgetting
inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory
forgetting
inability to retrieve, recall, or recognize information that was stored or is still stored in the long-term memory
forgetting