Unit 2.5 - Storing Memories in AP Psychology Curriculum

sensory memory

the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system

short-term memory

activated memory that holds a few items briefly

working memory

active maintenance of information in short-term storage

long-term memory

the relatively permanent storage of information

maintenance rehersal

repeating something over and over again until it is memorized

elaborative rehearsal

involves deep processing; long-term memory

retrograde amnesia

an inability to retrieve information from one's past

anterograde amnesia

an inability to form new memories

alzheimer's disease

an irreversible, progressive brain disorder, characterized by the deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning

memory consolidation

the neural storage of a long-term memory, allows for more to be stored by only keeping the most crucial details

semantic memories

Memories of general knowledge, including facts, rules, concepts, and propositions.

episodic memories

the portion of long-term memory that stores personally experienced events

flashbulb memories

vivid and detailed recollections of significant events that are stored in our long-term memory