Basic Memory
What is the process of getting information into the memory system?
Encoding
What type of memory briefly holds incoming sensory information for a fraction of a second?
Sensory Memory
What type of encoding occurs when information is processed based on its meaning?
Semantic Encoding
What is the term for the inability to retrieve information that was previously stored in memory?
Retrieval failure
What part of the brain is especially important for forming new explicit memories?
Hippocampus
What are the three basic processes of memory: getting information in, retaining it, and retrieving it?
Encoding, storage, and retrieval
What are the two major types of explicit memory: memory for facts and general knowledge, and memory for personal experiences?
Semantic and Episodic
What memory strategy involves connecting new information to information that is already familiar?
Elaboration
What type of interference occurs when old information makes it difficult to remember new information?
Proactive interference
DAILY DOUBLE RANDOM
George Washington carver was what kind of scientist?
Botanist
What type of memory allows a person to briefly hold and actively manipulate information, such as solving a math problem mentally?
Working memory
What type of memory is responsible for remembering how to ride a bicycle or tie your shoes?
Procedural Memory
What is the memory strategy of organizing information into smaller, manageable groups called?
Chunking
What type of interference occurs when newly learned information makes it difficult to remember previously learned information?
Retroactive Interference
A witness sees a car accident. Later, a police officer asks whether the car "smashed" into another vehicle. The witness begins remembering the accident as more severe than it actually was. What memory phenomenon is occurring?
Misinformation Effect
A student remembers information about the French Revolution but cannot remember where or when they originally learned it. What memory-related phenomenon does this illustrate?
Source Amnesia
A person can remember how to play the piano but cannot consciously explain every movement their fingers make. Which memory system is responsible?
Procedural Memory
A student studies vocabulary words by repeatedly connecting each word to its definition and meaning rather than simply repeating the words aloud. What type of processing is the student using, and why is it generally effective?
Deep Processing
A student studies Spanish for several years and then begins studying French. The student accidentally uses Spanish vocabulary when trying to remember French words. Which type of interference is occurring?
Proactive interference
A student studies for a test in the same classroom where the test will take place. On test day, the student remembers the material more easily. What memory principle explains this?
Context-dependent memory
A person remembers the general meaning of a conversation but cannot recall the exact words spoken. What does this suggest about how human memory is organized? Why type of memory is concerned with the general memory?
Semantic Memory
A person can remember how to play the piano but cannot consciously explain every movement their fingers make. Which memory system is responsible?
Implicit memory
A student remembers the first and last items on a vocabulary list better than the items in the middle. What two effects explain this pattern?
Primacy effect and recency effect
A student knows the answer to a test question but cannot retrieve it during the exam. Later, while walking home, the answer suddenly comes to mind. What retrieval phenomenon does this demonstrate?
Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon
While he is sad, Joey has a stark memory of another sad event he had as a kid. This is an example of
Mood Congruent Memory