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the persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information
Memory
Which memory type is made up of skills like riding a bike?
Procedural Memory
Which type of encoding involves pictures and spatial relationships?
Visual
What is the process called when you access stored information in your brain without any external cues or prompts?
Recall
According to Sternberg, which intelligence involves the ability to solve academic problems?
Analytical
processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously
Parallel Processing
What type of memory involves personal memories?
Episodic Memory
What is the key benefit of using self-testing as an encoding strategy?
Improved Recall
Which concept describes memories fading over time?
Storage Decay
Which intelligence type includes skills in rhythm and tone?
Musical
retention of facts and experiences that we can consciously know and “declare”
Explicit Memory
What process involves neurons firing together to strengthen memory connections?
Long-term Potentiation
What type of memory involves facts and general knowledge?
Semantic Memory
Which of the following affects memory by matching the emotional state at the time of learning?
State-dependent memory
The first formal intelligence tests were based on what?
IQ and chronological age
research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time
Cross Sectional Study
The phonological loop is responsible for processing which type of information?
Auditory
Mnemonics help in memory encoding by...
Linking new info with known data
Which retrieval strategy involves creating concept maps without references?
Retrieval practice
What factor can improve academic achievement in attitude?
Growth Mindset
a memory component that coordinates the activites of the phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad
Central Executive
Which memory store is involved in the temporary holding of auditory information?
Echoic Memory
Which type of memory is enhanced by personal significance and emotional intensity?
Autobiographical memory
What phenomenon involves the brain filling in gaps in memory with fabricated or imagined details?
Constructive memory
What testing principle ensures that differences in test scores reflect consistent and stable differences in actual ability?
Reliability