Encoding Memories

Recall

retrieving info that is not currently in your awareness but has been learned in the past (fill in the blank)

Recognition

identifying items previously learned (multiple choice)

Relearning

Learning something more quickly when learning it for a second time (studying)

Encoding

get info into the brain

Storing

retaining the info

Retrieving

getting info back out of brain storage

Parallel processing

brain consciously and subconsciously processes many things simultaneously

Connectionism

mode of info processing that views memories as interconnected neural networks

Neuroplasticity

if you learn something new the brain changes neural connections

Sensory memory

records fleeting to

Rehearsal

process occurring in short

Working memory

the conscious and active processing of incoming sensory info by linking it to long

Explicit memories

conscious facts and experiences

Implicit memories

retention of learned skills or conditioned association

Effortful processing

encoding of explicit memories that requires attention

Automatic processing

encoding of implicit memories that does not require attention

Procedural memory

used to encode automatic skills

Associations

classically conditioned among stimuli

Iconic memory

momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli

Echoic memory

momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli

Chunking

processing strategy that organizes info into familiar units

Mnemonics

processing strategy using memory aids and vivid imagery

Hierarchies

processing strategy that subdivides info into narrower concepts

Distributed practice

processing strategy by distributing encoding over time

Shallow processing

basic encoding of works based on their structure or appearance

Intermediate processing

medium encoding of words based on sounds

Deep processing

encoding of words by their meanings

Self reference effect

the tendency to remember self relevant info