UNIT 2B Part.4 Memory Retrieval

Retrieval

bringing stored info into conscious awareness

recall

retrieving info or a memory from your mind w/o help of a prompt of que

context dependent memory (retrieval)

memory w/ the help of ques like remembering en event that happened in a library that you just walked into

• environment helps remember

Mood congruent

sad —> remember sad thing while your sad

• when you are in the same or similar mood or emotional state as you were when you encoded in the memory, then you are more likely to remember it when in that mood

State dependent

physical or mental condition can act as a retrieval cue when your in that same state

serial position effect

the position a piece of info falls in a series might influence how well you remember it

• you remember info at the start of end of a list more than the middle

primacy effect

we are likely to remember things that we experience first

Recency effect

more likely to remember info at the end of a list (as well)

Testing effect

we need to practice recalling info if we want to effectively recall it later

meta cognition

refers to the ability to think about and monitor your own thinking

• self reflection