Memory and Thought - Intro to Psych

encoding

getting sensory info to memory

storage

short term memory, long term memory

retrieval

getting info from your memory

sensory memory

info is held for a fraction of a second by the senses

short term memory

things you have in your conscious mind at a given moment

long term memory

where we store info for future use

rehearsal

repeat and practice to get things to long term memory

chunking

extending short term memory by grouping things together

flashbulb memory phenomenon

when you remember what you were doing when something happened to someone else

retrieval

getting info from your memory

recall

harder active reconstruction of memory

confabulation

when you “remember” something that isn’t really in your memory

eidetic memory

photographic memory, usually found in kids

relearning

much easier than learning something the first time, review will help you bring back old memories

forgetting

loss of memory from decay, interference, or repression

decay

natural loss of unnecessary info overtime

proactive interference

earlier memory blocks ability to remember new info

retroactive interference

new memory blocks out ability to remember old info

repression

blocking out painful memories

mneumonic devices

using associations to help you remember info better