Memory Processes
This is the process of inputting information into the memory system.
Encoding
The model that processes information through three systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Atkinson-Shiffrin model
This is a memory error in which you confuse the source of your information
Misattribution
This is the encoding of images into memory.
Visual Encoding
This is the loss of information from long-term memory.
Forgetting
The technique that involves thinking deeply about new information and how it connects to prior knowledge.
Elaborative Rehearsal
This type of long-term memory includes facts and events that we personally experience.
Declarative Memory
The recall of false autobiographical memories is known as this.
False Memory Syndrome
The input of words and their meaning into memory is called this.
Semantic Encoding
This term refers to the failure to recall information because old memories interfere with the recall of newer ones.
Proactive Interference
This is the involuntary recall of unwanted memories, particularly unpleasant ones.
Persistence
This is a type of declarative memory that contains information about events we have personally experienced.
Episodic Memory
This type of amnesia involves the loss of memory for events that occur after brain trauma.
Anterograde Amnesia
This refers to the encoding of informational details like time, space, and the meaning of words.
Automatic Processing
When new information hinders the recall of older information, it is called this.
Retroactive Interference
This term refers to the act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and bringing it into conscious awareness.
Retrieval
This memory system involves making skilled actions, such as knowing how to drive or swim.
Procedural Memory
A clear recollection of an important event, often with vivid detail, is referred to as this.
Flashbulb Memory
This refers to the ability to identify previously learned information after encountering it again, often with a cue.
Recognition
The process of bringing up old memories that may be distorted by new information is called this.
Reconstruction
This is the process of organizing information into manageable bits or chunks.
Chunking
The theory that some parts of the brain can compensate for damaged parts in forming and storing memories.
Equipotentiality hypothesis
This condition is the loss of memory for events that occurred prior to brain trauma
Retrograde Amnesia
This is the term for the encoding of sounds, words, and music.
Acoustic Encoding
This term refers to a memory error where unused memories fade over time.
Transience