A memory measurement which determines the amount of time it takes to learn information and second or later time. This is seen when preparing for exams or speaking a language you haven’t used for a while
What is relearning?
Information that requires attention to store, like the information you learned for this exam, usually involving explicit memories
What is effortful processing?
This is the type of amnesia that a person has when they forget details or events prior to an injury.
What is retrograde amnesia?
These are the three types of memory according to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model.
What are sensory, short-term, and long-term?
This is the amount of time research has shown that a person accurately remembers an event.
10 seconds or under
Retrieval of previously gathered information or previously obtained knowledge
What is Recall?
This is a famous researcher who did extensive studies on Eyewitness testimony.
Elizabeth Loftus
THESE ARE MEMORIES OF VIVID IMAGES OF CIRCUMSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH SURPRISING OR STRONGLY EMOTIONAL EVENTS
What are flashbulb memories?