Psyc 100 Chap 7

episodic memory

memory for one's personal past experiences

procedural memory

motor skills and habits

memory

nerrvous systems ability to obtain, retain information for later use

Encoding

the processing of information into the memory system 1st

storage

the retention of encoded information over time

Retrival

the process of getting information out of memory storage

sensory storage memory

information that is processed through your 5 senses

lasts 2-4 secs

short-term memory

holds limited information

lasts 18-20 secs

working memory

repeating information to keep available

long-term memory

the relatively permanent storage of information

unlimited information

elaborative rehearsal

A working-memory process in which information is actively reviewed and related to prior knowledge

Chunking

organizing items into familiar, manageable units

maintenance rehearsal

A system for remembering involving repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it

retrograde amnesia

an inability to retrieve information from one's past

anterograde amnesia

an inability to form new memories

explicit memory

memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare" (two types)

implicit memory

Memories we don't deliberately remember or reflect on consciously

semantic memory

memory for knowledge about the world

pre-frontal cortex

working memory

Hippocampus

spatial memory + consolidation

retrival cues

anything that helps a person recall a memory

interference (psychology)

a memory phenomenon in which some memories interfere with the retrieval of other memories

context dependent memory

The theory that information learned in a particular situation or place is better remembered when in that same situation or place.

state-dependent memory

The theory that information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., depressed, happy, somber) is more easily recalled when in that same state of mind.

memory bias

the changing of memories over time so that they become consistent with current beliefs or attitudes

suggestibility

the tendency to incorporate misleading information from external sources into personal recollections

Blocking

the temporary inability to remember something

absentmindness

a lapse in attention that results in memory failure