Explicit Memory - Encoding & Storage Retrieval

Implicit Memory (Long-Term)

Memory from motor skills, perception, an priming

Semantic Memory (Explicit)

Facts, concepts, information

Episodic Memory (Explicit)

Life events, first-hand experiences

Atkinson-Shiffrin Model

More rehearsal makes stronger long term memory encoding

Cued Recall

A memory retrieval process where a person uses hints or prompts (cues) to remember information

Semantic Networks

Concepts connected together in a complicated web

Method of Loci

Mnemonic technique, involves associating info with specific locations or mental images in a familiar mental space

Peg Method

Mnemonic device that uses a pre-memorized list of “peg words'“ to help remember new info

Retroactive

New info interferes with old info

Proactive

Old info interferes with new info

Memory Consolidation

Psychological process of transforming short-term, fragile memories into stable, long-term ones

State-Dependent Memory

Memories are more easily recalled if you are in a similar state as when encoding

Context-Dependent Memory

Memories are more easily recalled if you are in a similar context as when encoding