AP Psychology Unit 1 Memory Vocab

memory

learning that persists over time

recall

retrieving information

recognize

identifying information after learning

relearning

learning at a faster rate than periovous

encoding

process of first getting info into brain

sotrage

process of retaining info

retrieval

process of getting info from long term memory to recallpara

parallel processing

processing many things at once

memory model

model to simulate memory storage and processes

sensory memory

memory that is to be remembered through vision/audio

short term memory

memory that you’re only able to hold for a short period of time

long term memory

storage base for memories

working memory

links memory to long term memories to store in long term eventually

explicit memories

memories that you remember and know through effortful processingimp

implicit memories

memories you automatically processed over time without having to effortfully process

auto processing

process of information skipping short term memory and backtracking into your ltm

procedural memory

memory of procedures that you auto processed

iconic memory

memory that you link to visuals

echoic memory

memory that you link to auditory stimulus

chunking

method of dividing info into chunks to make commiting to memory easier

mnemonics

method of adding visual/auditory aid to commit to memory or aconym

hierarchies

method of dividing up information into narrower subjects and orders to make easier to remember

spacing effect

method of spacing out memorizing over time isntead of crammingm

massed practice

method of cramming

testing effect

method of studying in the same environment where you’re tested to activate memory retrieval instead of re-reading

shallow processing

listening based off of sound

deep processing

listening based off meaning

self reference affect

phenomenon of remembering adjectives that descirbe yourself best instead of random other adjectives