Memory Flashcards

8075980187	memory	the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.	0
8075986674	Encoding	the process of getting information into the memory system.	1
8075990210	Storage	The retention of encoded information over time.	2
8075992099	Retrieval	The process of getting information out of memory storage.	3
8075998892	Effortful processing	Encoding information using attention and conscious rehearsal.	4
8076005791	Acoustic encoding	Using the sounds of things to get information into your memory.	5
8076034200	Visual encoding	Using mental pictures to get information into your memory.	6
8076034201	Semantic encoding	Using the meaning (facts, school related info.) of things to get information into your memory.	7
8076040439	Level of processing	Determines how well or how long information is stored in memory.	8
8076043570	Shallow processing	Encoding by superficial characteristics	9
8076046518	Deep processing	Encoding based on meaning	10
8076068419	Maintenance rehearsal	mechanical repetition of information in order to keep from forgetting it.	11
8076071411	Elaborative rehearsal	Remembering new information by relating it to information you already know.	12
8076080223	Short-term memory	Also known as working memory - holds information for up to 30 seconds and has room for 7 slots.	13
8076091684	Mnemonics	a memory aid that relies on reorganization of information for easy retrieval	14
8076095897	Priming	An awareness of something because of exposure to a certain event or experience.	15
8076110412	Flashbulb memories	Vivid, long lasting and highly detailed memories	16
8079448014	Mood congruent memory	If we are happy, we will remember happy events. If we are sad, we have a tendency to remember sad events.	17
8079462918	George Miller	Came up with the Magic 7. STM holds about 7 (+ or - 2) items.	18
8079470506	Chunking	Organizing items into familiar, manageable units.	19
8079482454	Explicit memories	Knowledge of facts and figures	20
8079485070	Implicit Memories	Habits and motor behaviors - knowing HOW.	21
8108995805	Decay (Trace) Theory	Memories gradually face and deteriorate over time.	22
8109000844	Ebbinghaus	Known for his "curve" of forgetting and the rate at which it happens.	23
8109023295	Spacing effect	Letting as much time pass as possible between the first and second time you study a topic.	24
8109029179	Retroactive interference	New information blocks old information	25
8109031292	Proactive interference	Old information blocks out new information	26
8109036543	Serial position effect	Tendency to recall items at the start or end of a list better than items in the middle of the list.	27
8109039871	Primacy effect	Tendency to recall items better when they are learned first	28
8109042179	Recency effect	Tendency to recall items better when they are learned last	29
8109049715	Retrieval Theory	Forgetting is the result of a failure to access stored memory	30
8109053608	Recall	You must retrieve information from your memory (no help)	31
8109055485	Recognition	You must identify the target from possible options.	32
8109061483	Retrograde amnesia	Forgetting the period leading up to an event	33
8109063131	Anterograde amnesia	Memory loss of events after the trauma	34
8109523878	Long term potentiation	Synaptic connections strengthened by repeated stimulation and neural firings.	35
8109531519	Elizabeth Loftus	Psychologist known for studying false memories and the misinformation effect.	36