Vocab
Stages of Memory
Retrieving Information
Retrieving Info 2
Random
100
The input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced
What is memory
100
Very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor.
What is sensory memory
100
Memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before
What is recognition
100
Conceptual frameworks a person uses to make sense of the world.
What is schemas
100
What is my middle name?
What is Marie
200
The process by which information is maintained over a period of time
What is storage
200
Memory that is limited in capacity to about 7 items and in duration during the subject’s active rehearsal.
What is short term memory
200
Alteration of a recalled memory that may be simplified, enriched, or distorted, depending on an individual’s experiences, attitudes, or inferences.
What is reconstructive process
200
Fading away of memory over time
What is decay
200
Stored knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed.
What is declarative memory
300
The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it.
What is encoding
300
System for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it.
What is maintenance rehearsal
300
Memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material
What is recall
300
Blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories or loss of a retrieval cue.
What is interference
300
Permanent storage of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection.
What is Procedural memory
400
The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory.
What is retrieval
400
The storage of information over extended periods of time.
What is long term memory
400
The ability to remember with great accuracy visual information on the basis of short-term exposure.
What is eidetic memory
400
Loss of memory as a result of a blow to the head or brain damage. (also psychological stress or drug use.)
What is Amnesia
400
Chronological retention of the events of one’s life.
What is episodic memory
500
The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember.
What is chunking
500
Knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings.
What is semantic memory
500
The act of filling in memory gaps
What is Confabulation
500
Techniques for using associations to memorize and retrieve information.
What is Mnemonic devices
500
The linking of new information to material that is already known.
What is Elaborative rehearsal
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