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memory

learning that has continued over time

Encoding

storage

retrieval

working memory

part of STM that holds and processes information

allows for reasoning, learning, and comprehension

can only hold a few things before being overwhelmed

implicit memory

unconsciously retrieved

ride a bike, bake cookies, create code for a computer, tie your shoes

procedural memories

were not always implicit but rather became so over time

riding a bike may have taken concentration at first, but becomes second nature over time

encoding

receive information in a usable form in order to maintain it in consciousness or prepare it for storage

storage

manipulation and rehearsal of information

retrieval

recalling stored information

automatic processing

information processing of much-repeated or well- learned activities that occurs without our awareness

a free thrower concentrates on the loop and the basketball, but everything else is automatic

Explicit memory

effortful processing

• episodic memory

• semantic memory

amygdala

primary processor of highly emotional memories

Basil Ganglia

creating and maintaining habits

Hippocampus

responsible for LTM

associated with emotion

Cerebellum

responsible for balance and fine motor functions, and by extension, procedural memories

effortful processing

encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

made an effort to learn them

would be able to easily and clearly recall times tables

consciously known

episodic memory

stories of our lives and experiences that we can recall (like episodes of a television show) and tell to someone else

could be high school events and dances

semantic memories

impersonal memories that are not drawn from personal experiences but rather from common, everyday kinds of knowledge

names of colors and states

prospective memory

type of “memory of the future” with which one recalls or remembers to do something in the future

remembering to turn in an assignment, to take out trash, or to fill out/send college applications

long-term potentiation

biological

“muscle memory”

strength of synapses between neurons

often associated with repitition

deep procession

rehearsal along with meaningful analysis of meaning

Shallow processing

trying to memorize without attaching meaning

Short term memory

tempory storage buffer

holds small amounts of information for a short duration, typically a few seconds to a minute

similar to a sticky note

not meant for retaining information

remembering someone’s name after being introduced or following directions