PSY 324 - Unit 8 - Memory Systems - Types

Exam 2 - Spring 2025

anterograde amnesia

the loss of the ability to form new memories

retrograde amnesia

the loss of the ability to recall old memories

declarative memory

explicit memory; conscious recall of memories

episodic memory

a type of declarative/explicit memory; autobiographical memory; remembering what you did yesterday

hierarchical model of semantic memory

is a robin a bird is answered quicker than is a robin an animal because there are fewer “jumps” between levels 

levels of processing effect

1. Semantic (most effective); 2. Acoustic (auditory); 3. Visual (least effective)

procedural memory

implicit memory (unconscious recall); memory of how to perform actions (how to perform procedures), you don’t have to think about tying your shoes 

semantic memory

declarative/explicit memory; general knowledge; remembering what day that is is, doesn’t refer to a specific event; allows us to make inferences