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| clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event | ||
| processing of information into the memory system- for example, extracting meaning | ||
| retention of encoded information over time | ||
| process of getting information out of memory storage | ||
| the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system | ||
| activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing | ||
| relatively permanant and limitedless storehouse of the memory system | ||
| newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information | ||
| unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequence | ||
| encoding that requires attention conscious effort | ||
| conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage | ||
| tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice | ||
| our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list | ||
| encoding of picture images | ||
| encoding of sound, especially the sound of words | ||
| encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words | ||
| mental pictures; powerful aid to effortful processing | ||
| memory aids; like vivid imagery | ||
| organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically | ||
| momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli | ||
| momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; sounds can be recalled within 3 or 4 seconds | ||
| increase in synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation | ||
| loss of memory | ||
| retention independent of conscious recollection | ||
| memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" | ||
| neural center that is located in limbic system and helps process explicit memories for storage | ||
| measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier | ||
| measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned | ||
| memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time | ||
| activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory | ||
| that eerie sense that "I've experienced this before" | ||
| tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood | ||
| disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information | ||
| disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information | ||
| in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories | ||
| incorporating misleading information into one's memory of an event | ||
| attributing to the wrong source an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined | ||
| the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brain's natural mode of information processing for many functions, doing many things at once | ||
| The process of repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information. | ||
| A memory technique that involves thinking about the meaning of the term to be remembered, as opposed to simply repeating the word to yourself over and over. | ||
| This is the tendency for the first items presented in a series to be remembered better or more easily, or for them to be more influential than those presented later in the series. | ||
| It refers to memories which can be consciously recalled such as facts and events. | ||
| A type of long-term memory of how to perform different actions and skills. Essentially, it is the memory of how to do certain things. | ||
| A category of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations and experiences. | ||
| Learning that takes place in one situation or "state" is generally better remembered later in a similar situation or state. | ||
| The act of forgetting something as the memory fades with time | ||
| He was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory, and is known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was also the first person to describe the learning curve. | ||
| She is an American psychologist and expert on human memory. She has conducted extensive research on the misinformation effect and the nature of false memories. | ||
| the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences. |
