Ch. 7 Human Memory Flashcards

1398471108	Memory	capacity to retain information over time	0
1398471109	Encoding	conversion of incoming information into a form that can be stored in memory (auditory info)	1
1398471110	Storage	maintaining information in memory over a period of time, organized information we receive	2
1398471111	Retrieval	bringing stored information into mind	3
1398471112	Encoding Failure	information did not get into memory	4
1398471113	Storage Failure	information disappeared from memory, no longer in storage, information decays	5
1398471114	Retrieval Failure	information still in memory but cannot be located	6
1398471115	Decay Theory	information in memory eventually disappears if it is not used (use it or lose it) as time passes	7
1398471116	Interference Theory	information stays in memory permanently even if it is not used.	8
1398471117	Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory: 3 memories	1) Sensory 2) Short-term 3) Long-term	9
1398471118	Capacity	how many units of information can be held at one time	10
1398471119	Duration of Storage	how long information can be held	11
1398471120	Reason for Forgetting	Storage failure vs. retrieval failure	12
1398471121	Long-term memory contains:	Declarative Memory & Non-declarative memory	13
1398471122	Declarative Memory	information you can describe: SEMANTIC MEMORY= general info, EPISODIC MEMORY= personally experienced events	14
1398471123	Non-declarative Memory	information you cannot describe: skilled actions & habits	15
1398479254	Chunks	a unit of information that consists of smaller units of information	16
1407330696	Displacement	information being held in STM is pushed out by newly arriving information	17
1407344035	Retroactive Interference	recently learned information prevents recall of earlier learned information	18
1407344036	Proactive Interference	earlier learned information prevents recall of later learned information	19