Encoding
A student remembers the definition of "retroactive interference" better after generating her own example rather than rereading the textbook. This finding supports which approach to encoding?
deep (semantic) processing
Remembering what you ate for breakfast this morning and what classes you took freshman year are both examples of this type of memory.
long-term memory
Multiple-choice tests primarily assess this type of retrieval
recognition
Failure to move new information from short-term into long-term memory is known as this.
encoding failure
This part of working memory is responsible for directing attention and coordinating tasks
central executive
After organizing a 10-digit phone number into three smaller groups, a student recalls it successfully. This strategy relies on this encoding technique
Chunking
Information must pass through this memory store before entering short-term memory
sensory memory
Reciting all state capitals without a word bank requires this type of retrieval
recall
Forgetting where you parked today because you remember yesterday's parking spot is an example of this
proactive interference
A musician who can still play piano despite severe memory impairment demonstrates the relative durability of this type of memory
procedural (implicit) memory
Using a rhyme such as "thirty days has September..." is an example of this memory strategy
Mnemonics
This memory system is described as actively using and manipulating information
working memory
The tendency for earlier items in a list to be remembered best is called this effect.
When new information disrupts old memories, psychologists call it this.
retroactive interference
Jimmy normally drinks coffee during his 8am class. When he takes his final exam at noon, this concept suggests he should drink coffee even though it's lunchtime.
state-dependent memory
Remembering where information was on the page but not the content of the information is a demonstration of this type of processing
automatic processing
Damage to the hippocampus would prevent someone from forming this type of memory
explicit memories
A smell that suddenly brings back childhood memories is an example of this concept.
retrieval cues
The forgetting curve supports this strategy to prevent normal decay of memory when learning new information
distributed practice/the spacing effect
phonological loop
This encoding strategy links new information to information already stored in memory
elaborative rehearsal
The strengthening of neural connections believed to be a biological basis of learning and memory
long-term potentiation (LTP)
When students learn vocabulary words faster the second time, they demonstrate this retrieval measure
relearning
Elizabeth Loftus demonstrated that this can alter eyewitness memory after an event occurs
misinformation
Remembering a route through a building would rely most heavily on this component of working memory
visuospatial sketchpad