Pysch Test 12/16

Memory

The persistence of learning over time.

Encoding

Processing info into the memory system.

Automatic Processing

Processing that is effortless and unconscious.

Effortful Processing

Processing that requires attention and consciousness.

Storage

Retention of encoded info.

Retrieval

Process of getting info out of storage.

Sensory Memory

Immediate, brief recording of sensory info.

Short Term Memory

Holds 7 +/- 2 pieces of info.

Long Term Memory

Relatively permanent and limitless storehouse.

Working Memory

Replaces short term memory in another model.

Ebbinghaus

Founder of the 'forgetting curve'.

Rehearsal

Repeating info over and over to remember it better.

Spacing Effect

Memories are better retained through distributed practice.

Serial Position Effect

Remembering first and last items in a list.

Mnemonics

General term for any memory aid, or using words to remember things.

Chunking

Organizing info into familiar or manageable units.

Iconic Memory

Sensory memory's visual info.

Echoic Memory

Sensory memory's auditory info.

LTP (Long-Term Potentiation)

Strengthening of synapses based on repeated use of them.

Flashbulb Memory

Clear, vivid memories of emotionally significant events.

Amnesia

The loss of memory.

Implicit Memory

Memories of procedures or skills.

Explicit Memory

Retention of facts.

Hippocampus

Seems to be responsible for moving things from short term memory to long term memory.

Relearning

Rehearsing information already learned once but partially forgotten.

Priming

Where one bit of info can help someone remember a related piece of info.

Deja Vu

The feeling of having experienced something before.

Proactive Interference

Disruptive effects of prior learning on the recall of new info.

Context Dependent Memory

Memories are more easily recalled in similar places.

State Dependent Memory

Memories are more easily recalled in similar emotional states.

Transience

Storage decay.

Retroactive Interference

Disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old info.

Misinformation Effect

Incorporating misleading info into memory.

Visuospatial Sketchpad

Holds static images and manipulates them in the working memory model.

Phonological Loop

Holds auditory information in the working memory model (inner voice).