unit 2 quiz 2 ap psych

retrieval

retrieval

getting info back out of the brain

recognition

given possible answers (retrieval cues) and you have to select the correct one (MC test)

recall

you must generate possible solutions and then identify correct answers (w/o retrieval cues)

state-dependent memory

recalling events encoded while in a particular state of consciousness better when in that state again Ex. drunk, having used caffeine

mood-congruent memory

recalling events encoded while experiencing a particular mood better when experiencing that mood again Ex. when depressed, more likely to remeber when you were sad

context-dependent memory

the more closly retrieval curs (the sights,smell,etc) match the external environment(the context) in which the encoding of the memory took place the greater the chance of recalling the information Ex. remebering information better on a test better im the classroom in whixh you learned it

testing effect

suggests long-term memory is increased when you test yourself once in a while to see if you remember

storage decay

memories fade over time

forgetting curve

info is forgotten rapidly then levels off

encoding faliure

we dont encode everything, we only encode things we pay attention to Ex. dont encode a penny's features

proactive interference

old information interferes and keeps you from recalling information learned more recently

retroactive interference

new information interferes and keeps you from recalling old information

tip-of-the tongue phenomenon

difficult retrieving stored information

repression

according to psychodynamic psychologists, information or memories can be forgotten in order to protect the ego from distress

misinformation effect

incorporating misleading information into one’s memory of an event

source amnesia

attributing an event or information to the weong source (remembering a dream as though it were real)

constructive memories

memories and recollections of events are distorted by adding or chamging details; feel like accurate memories

imagination inflation

a type of memory distortion that occurs when imagining an event that never happened increases confidence in the memory of the (false) event