memories are helped by similarites in environmental contexts
What is context dependent memories?
100
new information after the event influences memory for the original event
What is misinformation effect?
200
active, encode information by relating it to information already stored in memory
What is elaborative rehearsal?
200
use of a series of rhymes to associate numbers with words; associate each item on a list interacting with the appropiate cue
What is peg-word method?
200
memories are helped by similarities in a person's internal state during learning versus recall
What is state dependent memories?
200
misinformation effect, inattentional blindness, details, confidence, and accuracy
What is limitations of eye witness testimony?
300
cramming
What is massed practice?
300
useful for learning foreign vocabulary
1) Think of an English word that sounds like the word you want to learn
2) form a visual image that connects the foreign word with the English word
What is link word method?
300
how information is organized during encoding
What is schemas?
300
gradual deterioriation over time
What is decay?
400
studying over a longer period of time
What is disruptive practice?
400
memory is facilitated when the same mental processes are used at encoding and retrieval
What is transfer appropiate processing?
400
can lead to distortions in memory
What is disadvantage of schema?
400
storage or retrieval of information is impaired by the presence of other information
What is interference?
500
mental tricks that help people remember information
What is mnemonics?
500
memory retreival depends on correpsondence between encoding and retrieval of information
What is encoding specificity?
500
allows us to make inferences about incoming information