Type of Memory
Encoding
Memory Errors
Type of Memory
Schater Sins
100

knowledge about words, concepts and language

What is semantic memory?

100

encoding of sounds

What is acoustic encoding?

100

recall of false autobiographical memories

What is false memory syndrome?

100

Temporary storage system that processes incoming sensory memory

Waht is Short-Term Memory (STM)?

100

Accessibility of information is temporarily blocked (aka tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon).

What is blocking?

200

the loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma.

What is amnesia?

200

Most effective form of encoding. Attaching meaning to information makes it easier to recall later

What is semantic encoding?

200

loss of memory (partial or complete) for events that occurred prior to the trauma.

What is retrograde amnesia?

200

The continuous storage of information that has no limit

What is Long-Term Memory?

200

Memories distorted by current belief system

What is bias?

300

stores information about how to do things

What is procedural memory?

300

Words that create a mental image, such as car, dog and book (concrete words) are easier to recall than words such as level, truth and value (abstract words)

What is visual encoding?

300

after exposure to incorrect information, a person may misremember the original event.

What is the misinformation effect?

300

memories of facts and events we can consciously remember and recall/declare.

What is Explicit Memory (Also known as declarative memory)?

300

Inability to forget undesirable memories

What is persistence? 

400

storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes.

What is sensory memory?

400

encoding of words and their meanings

What is semantic encoding?

400

involves enhancing our memories of the past

What is egocentric bias?

400

information about events we have personally experienced

What is Episodic Memory?

400

Accessibility of memory decreases over time (storage decay).

What is transience?

500

memories that are not part of our consciousness

What is implicit memory?

500

the tendency for an individual to have better memory for information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal relevance.

What is the self-reference effect?

500

new information hinders recall of old information

What is retroactive interference? 

500

A record of an atypical and unusual event that has very strong emotional associations

What is Flash Bulb Memory?
500

Forgetting caused by lapses in attention.

What is absent mindedness?

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