L3 Memory and Encoding

Flashcards from lecture notes on memory, covering topics like working memory, long-term memory, encoding techniques, amnesia, and memory improvement.

Elaborative Rehearsal/Encoding

A rehearsal strategy that involves relating new information to prior knowledge already stored in long-term memory. Improves comprehension

Depth of Processing

Differences in how we process information which can range from shallow processing such as focusing on the sound or shape of something, to deep processing focusing on the meaning or semantic structure.

Schema

A mental framework or an organized pattern of thought about some aspect of the world.

Semantic Networks

A model of long-term memory where information is stored in a network of interconnected concepts.

Anterograde Amnesia

A type of memory loss where the ability to form new memories is impaired following an event.

Retrograde Amnesia

A type of memory loss where past memories are lost, typically memories formed prior to an event.

Encoding

The conversion of information into a form that can be stored in memory.

Storage

The creation of a trace of information within the nervous system.

Consolidation

The strengthening of a memory trace over time.

Visual Imagery

A memory improvement technique that involves creating vivid mental images to represent information.

Method of Loci

A mnemonic device that uses spatial relationships between locations and information being remembered.

Encoding-Retrieval Context

The idea that memory is best when the conditions at encoding match the conditions at retrieval.