AP Psych Unit 2B Exam

Declarative Memory

conscious communication of memory

Echoic Memory

momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

Episodic

memories of personal experiences

Explicit Memory

Ability to consciously recall information

Iconic Memory

Momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

Implicit Memory 

Knowledge of information, skills, associations that are unconscious 

Nondeclarative Memory

Memory that is unconscious

Procedural Memory

Unconscious memory for skills and behavaiors

Sematic Memory

storage and recall of general knowledge

Sensory Memory

short term memory from one of the five senses

Anterograde Amnesia 

inability to form new memories

Retrograde Amnesia

inability to remember the past

Automatic Processing

unconscious encoding of information

Deep Processing 

encoding based on the meaning of words

Effortful Processing

encoding that needs conscious effort and attention

Flashbulb memory

memories of important, emotional events

Misinformation Effect

letting false information ruin a memory

Primacy Effect

remembering the first items on a list after a dealy

Recency Effect

remembering the last items on a list immediately after

Proactive Interference

when your old, rehearsed learning prevents or stops new learning

Retroactive Interference

when your new learning stops to recall and learning of old information

Shallow Processing

encoding on a basic level based on the structure or appearance of words

Source Amnesia

not remembering where information was learned and thinking it was your original idea

Working Memory

using both incoming information and information from long term memory

Hippocampus

Episodic memories are consolidated (stored) by the “———”

Amygdala

What part of the brain helps us makes flashbulb memories?

cerebellum and basal gangila

Two parts of the brain that are associated with implicit memories

Effortful processing

What do explicit memories need?

working memory

Where are explicit memories active in when they are brought to our conscious

prefrontal cortex

working memories causes activity in

Automatic Processing

What do procedural memories use