Types of Memory
Unlimited capacity storage system that can hold info over lengthy periods of time
What is long-term memory?
storage system used to hold small amounts of info in conscious awareness for about a dozen seconds
What is short-term memory?
ability to correctly identify previously learned info
What is recognition?
ability to recognize and recall faces
What is facial recognition?
meaningful units of info
What is information bits?
a subpart of declarative memory that records personal experiences that are linked with specific times and places
What is episodic memory?
fleeting storage system for sensory impressions
What is sensory memory?
converting info into a form to be retained in memory
What is encoding?
learning by simple repetition
What is rote rehearsal?
retrieval of info with a minimum of external cues
What is recall?
short-term memory, especially as it is used for thinking and problem-solving
What is working memory?
the part of long-term memory for how to do things that require motor or performance skills
What is procedural memory?
any info that can prompt or trigger the retrieval of particular memories
What is retrieval cue?
making memories more meaningful through processing that encodes links between new info and existing memories and knowledge, either at the time of the original coding or on subsequent retrievals
What is elaborative processing?
repeating info over and over to keep it active in short-term memory
What is maintenance rehearsal?
the part of long-term memory for how to do things that require motor or performance skills
What is procedural memory?
A brief continuation of sensory activity in the auditory system after a sound is heard
What is echoic memory?
use of various cues and strategies to improve memory of eyewitnesses
focuses on how words sound
What is phonemic encoding?
focuses on meaning of words
What is semantic encoding?
A mental image or visual representation
What is iconic memory?
a recollection that a person does not know exists and is retrieved unconsciously
What is implicit memory?
process by which memories are reconstructed or expanded by starting with one memory and then following chains of association to others
What is redintegration?
process of grouping similar or meaningful info together
What is chunking?
facilitating the retrieval of an implicit memory by using cues to activate hidden memories
What is priming?