Memory
Remembering where you were on 9/11 is an example of this
What is FLASHBULB MEMORY?
The processing of information into the memory system is known as
What is ENCODING?
This term refers to our fleeting photographic memory
What is ICONIC MEMORY?
A fill in the blank test relies on a person’s ability to do this
What is RECALL?
Freud would define the mechanism of banishing arousing thoughts as
What is REPRESSION?
What term refers to retaining information
What is STORAGE?
This processing requires attention and conscious effort
What is EFFORTFUL?
The auditory sensory images we remember are referred to as
What is ECHOIC MEMORY?
These cues from a current situation subconsciously trigger an earlier experience
What is DéJà VU?
Not being able to remember what the “real” penny looks like is an example of this
What is ENCODING FAILURE?
This type of memory attends to immediate sensory information
What is SENSORY MEMORY?
This term refers to a way we can boost our memory
What is REHEARSAL?
Explicit memories are processed for storage in this part of the brain
What is THE HIPPOCAMPUS?
ROY G BIV is an example of one of these
The disruptive effect of prior learning on recall of new information
What is PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE?
This type of memory is also known as "working memory"
What is SHORT-TERM MEMORY?
This term refers to remembering the first and last items in a list the best
What is the SERIAL POSITION EFFECT?
This type of memory would recall how to do something
What is PROCEDURAL?
This type of test would use recognition skills
What is MULTIPLE CHOICE or MATCHING? (either answer acceptable)
"I’m taking French, but I can’t remember the Spanish alphabet I learned last year" is an example of
What is RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE?
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
What is LONG TERM MEMORY?
This memory strategy involves putting large amounts of items into smaller groups
What is CHUNKING?
To create a false memory is known as
What is CONFABULATION?
True or false: Our memories of witnessed events are fallible if prompted by misleading questions
What is TRUE?
A person who experiences brain trauma and can no longer remember events from before their accident suffer from
What is RETROGRADE AMNESIA?