Flashcards for Memory Concepts - PSYC 102 Quiz Preparation on November 1

Basic memory process order:

Encoding ---> Storage ---> Retrieval

What is encoding?

Putting information into a format the brain can use

What is storage?

Maintaining encoded information in memory

What is retrieval?

Recalling information from storage

What is explicit memory?

Conscious or declarative memories

What type of memory is episodic meory?

Explicit

What are episodic memories?

Personal events; "I remember when..."

What are semantic memories?

Knowledge and facts; "I know that..."

What type of memory is semantic memory?

Explicit

What is implicit memory?

What are the two types of implicit memory?

- Procedural

- Conditioning

What is procedural memory?

Muscle or motor memory

Study the Information Processing Model

n/a

Sensory memory

Very brief; less than one second

- Connects one impression with the next

How is sensory memory stored?

Stored visually, acoustically, etc.

- Depends on which sense is used to detect stimuli

Short term memory

Last ~20 seconds without rehearsal

- Stored acoustically

Capacity of short-term memory

7 +/- 2

Long-Term memory

- Unlimited capacity

- Can last a lifetime

How is long-term memory encoded?

Semantically

- By meaning (not word-for-word)

- Don't remember details well