Types of Memory
Memory Processing
Memory Aids
Forgetting
Anything Goes!
100
The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memories.
What is Long-Term Memory (LTM)?
100
The process of getting information into memory.
What is encoding?
100
Using the phras "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally" to remember the Order of Operations is an example of this memory aid?
What is a mnemonic device?
100
According to the seriel positioning effect, if you have to remember a long list of items, where on the list will you most likely forget.
What is the middle?
100
The tendency to remeber things at the beginning of a list.
What is primacy effect?
200
What is the type of extremely short memories that MAY be encoded into short-term memory.
What is sensory memory?
200
The process of getting information out of memory?
What is retrieval?
200
In an effort to spell "inconceivable," Lani repeatedly spelled the word 25 times. She is using this technique.
What is rehearsal?
200
The inability to remember which direction Lincoln faces on a penny is due to a ____________ failure.
What is encoding?
200
The tendency to recall the last items in a list better than the items in the middle?
What is recency effect?
300
Janie told Jason her phone number. In order to program her number into his phone, Jason repeated her number over and over. As soon as he had her number programed, he promptly forgot her number. Remembering her number in this case used what type of memory?
What is short-term memory?
300
You mother calls you, and even without looking at the Caller ID, you recognize your mother's voice. This is an example of _______encoding.
What is acoustic?
300
An example is the way phone numbers are organized.
What is chunking?
300
Amos easily remembers his old girlfriend's phone number, but struggles to remember his new girlfriend's phone number.
What is proactive interference?
300
Kari performs better on her psychology quizzes if she studies the material for 15 minutes a day than if she crams for two hours before a test. This is an example of
What is spacing effect?
400
The length of time information is retained in Short-Term memory without rehearsal.
What is 20-30seconds?
400
The processing of meanings.
What is semantic enconding?
400
Aaron is feeling depressed when he studied for his Psychology test. In order for him to do well on his test, he should feel depressed when he take it according to
What is mood congruent effect?
400
Kelli was in a car accident where she suffered significant brain trauma. After her accident, she no longer has any memories of the events prior to her accident. She is experiencing...
What is retrograde amnesia?
400
Exceptionally clear memories of emotional or traumatic events.
What are flashbulb memories?
500
Sound memories.
What are echoic memories?
500
You witness a bank robbery. The police ask you to describe the perpetrator of the robbery. The retrieval process you are required to demonstrate is
What is recall?
500
Marcus always studies in the same room when preparing for a test. If he starts to struggle while taking a test, he closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and pictures himself sitting at his desk in his study room. This illustrates
What is state-dependent effect?
500
In Loftus's expereriment of the car accident, participants who heard the world "smashed" recalled seeing broken glass on the road. This is an example of
What is misinformation effect?
500
Conscious memory of factual information.
What is explicit memory?
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