Memory
The persitence of learning over time though storage and retrieval of information
Memory
The processing of information in the memory system
Encoding
A tendency for distributed study or practice yields better long term retention
Spacing Effect
The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously
Parallel Processing
A measure of memory in which the person needs only identify items previously learned
Recognition
the relatively permanent limitless storehouse of the memory system
Long term Memory
Process of getting information out of memory storage
Retrieval
Enhanced memory after retrieving rather than simply rereading information
Testing Effecct
Unconscious encoding of incidental information like space, time and frequency
Automatic Processing
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information
Recall
1. Encoding 2. Storage 3. Retrieval
Activated memory that holds few items breifly
Short term memory
Memory aids,techniques that use organizational divices
Mnemonic device
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effot
tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood
Mood congruent memory
The immediate very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system, first initial storing
Sensory Memory
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli:
Iconic Memory
Echoic Memory
A clear memory of emotionally significant events
Flashbulb memory
Encoding Semantically based on meaning of words
Deep Processing
All activities associated with thinking, knowing,remembering, or communicating
Cognition
A newer understanding of short term memory that focuses on conscious active processing of incoming auditory and visual information and information retrieved from long term memory
Working Memory
Retention independent of conscious recollection
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously declare and know
Implicit Memories
Explicit Memories
our ability to recall best he first and last items in a list
Serial Position Effect
Organizing items into familiar manageable units
Chunking
a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again
Relearning