MEMORY AND COGNITION

Memory

mental function that allows to retain and retrieve information of experience

Encoding

initial learning of information

Storage

maintaining information over time

Retrieval

ability to access information

Sensory Memory

first stage of memory which can hold information in a very brief period of time.

Short term memory

also know as working memory as this contains the information that you try to remember or currently thinking. It has limited capacity

Iconic

ability to store images

Acoustic

ability to store sounds

Prospective

ability to store info until it’s put to use

Long term Memory

continuous storage of info wherein storage capacity has no limit

Explicit Memory

also called declarative memory; memories that we consciously remember to retrieve and can be describe in words.

Semantic Memory

basic knowledge of facts of the world and language

Episodic Memory

refers to our personal experience. Involved information about events such as visual imagery or feeling of familiarity

Implicit memory

memory that is formed from behavior

Procedural Memory

stores information about motor skills and procedures. Memory for skilled action and how to do things.

cognition

ability of brain to learn and do mental process

Cognitive Learning

active style of learning that focus on maximizing brain’s potential. It connect new information with existing ideas

Cognitive Psychology

study of one’s internal processes or things that going on your brain.

Memorization

traditional learning

Frontal Lobe

voluntary movement, personality, and higher cognitive fucntioning

Parietal Lobe

spatial location and body position; pain, touch, and temperature

Occipital lobe

vision and balance

Temporal Lobe

seat of memory'; hearing, taste and smell

Right Hemisphere

creative acitivity

Left Hemisphere

analytical thinking