Exam 2 - PYSC 101 -- Ch. 7 Encoding, Storage, Retrival

Storing

A part of the 3 Part cognitive Process - Retaining the memory within the system

Encoding

A part of the 3 Part cognitive Process - Putting something in your memory System

Retrieving

A part of the 3 Part cognitive Process - Recalling the memory when you need it

Memory

The retrieval of past experiences

Sensory Memory

Holds sensory information (sonic and echonic) - only there for a brief moment

Short Term memory

Holds 7+ or -2 items for 15-30 seconds (cannot hold more)

Long term memory

Limitless and last from minutes to decades.

Avaliable Long Term Memories

long term memories that are stored

Accessible Long Term Memories

long term memories that are retrievable

Explicit (concious)

Long term memories that a person is conciously aware of and can conciously talk about

Semanic Memories

Explicit long term memories of general knowledge

Eposodic Memories

Explicit Long term memories from experiences

Implicit Memories

Long term memories that you are unconcious of

Procedural Memory

Long Term memory that you are unconcious of and are mainly for your body to move a certain way

Retrieval Cues

Things that trigger memory retrieval

External Context

A retrieval cue that occurs in the environment outside of your body

Internal Context

A retrieval cue that occurs in the environment on the inside of your body

Encoding Specificity

Memory works the best when the context at encoding matched the context at retrieval

Automatic Encoding

A traumatic or very emotionally triggering experience that is instantly ingrained in your memory

Flashbulb Memory

unusually detailed memory for an emotionally triggering event

Memory Construction

We build memories in our minds we do not replay them

Ways to improve memory

Neumonic Devices, method of location, acronymns and acrostic