Encoding
Putting information into your memory system.
Encoding
Maintenance of encoded information in the memory system over time
Storage
Context, Odors, Déjà vu, and emotional state are examples of these
Aids to retrieval
Chunking
What do we call episodic and semantic memories that are about our everyday lives?
Autobiographical memories
Unconsciously encoding information is to Automatic Encoding as focused attention and purposefully putting information away is to...
Effortful Encoding
What is it called when we take information in through our senses, hold it for a few moments, then it moves on to short term memory?
Sensory Memory Store
If something was never actually put properly into your memory system what happened? (what do we call it)
Ineffective Encoding
NSSLHA, YMCA, and NASA are examples of what memory strategy
Acronyms
In the clip from Inside Out, what was the name of the gum that was in the commercial?
The idea that you will best remember the first and last portion of a sequence refers to
Short term memory, also called working memory, is limited by these two things
Time and Capacity
Whereas Retroactive Interference means that new information makes it more difficult to remember previously learned information, Proactive interference means what?
If I were to repeat a process over and over in order to learn it (i.e. knitting stitches) what type of memory strategy would this be?
Rote Rehearsal/Learning
Important memory that is vivid, has some level of personal involvement, and has some sort of emotion or surprise attached to it
Give an example of Automatic Encoding and Effortful Encoding
Automatic: knowing your class schedule off the top of your head, reading something and immediately knowing the words
Effortful: Studying for an exam, learning how to play a new song on the piano
Describe Procedural, Semantic, and Episodic long term memory
1.Procedural - memory for actions/skills 2.Semantic - declarative - memory for factual information--can be academic 3.Episodic - time related memory - I remember when...
Tell the 3 measures of forgetting and describe them
1.Recall → you have to recall something without any outside cues 2.Recognition → being able to select when you have a variety of choices in front of you 3.Relearning → you have forgotten and now have to relearn something over time
Please explain Rehearsal, Elaborate Rehearsal, and Mnemonic memory strategies
Rehearsal: Repeating something over and over in order to remember it
Elaborate Rehearsal: Thinking of how the new information connects to information you already know
Mnemonic: Breaking things down into steps, phases, etc and making it a pattern so you can remember easier
What was my favorite color in Kindergarten?
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