Type of Memory
knowledge about words, concepts and language
What is semantic memory?
encoding of sounds
What is acoustic encoding?
recall of false autobiographical memories
What is false memory syndrome?
Temporary storage system that processes incoming sensory memory
Waht is Short-Term Memory (STM)?
Accessibility of information is temporarily blocked (aka tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon).
What is blocking?
the loss of long-term memory that occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma.
What is amnesia?
Most effective form of encoding. Attaching meaning to information makes it easier to recall later
What is semantic encoding?
loss of memory (partial or complete) for events that occurred prior to the trauma.
What is retrograde amnesia?
The continuous storage of information that has no limit
What is Long-Term Memory?
Memories distorted by current belief system
What is bias?
stores information about how to do things
What is procedural memory?
Words that create a mental image, such as car, dog and book (concrete words) are easier to recall than words such as level, truth and value (abstract words)
What is visual encoding?
after exposure to incorrect information, a person may misremember the original event.
What is the misinformation effect?
memories of facts and events we can consciously remember and recall/declare.
What is Explicit Memory (Also known as declarative memory)?
Inability to forget undesirable memories
What is persistence?
storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes.
What is sensory memory?
encoding of words and their meanings
What is semantic encoding?
involves enhancing our memories of the past
What is egocentric bias?
information about events we have personally experienced
What is Episodic Memory?
Accessibility of memory decreases over time (storage decay).
What is transience?
memories that are not part of our consciousness
What is implicit memory?
the tendency for an individual to have better memory for information that relates to oneself in comparison to material that has less personal relevance.
What is the self-reference effect?
new information hinders recall of old information
What is retroactive interference?
A record of an atypical and unusual event that has very strong emotional associations
Forgetting caused by lapses in attention.
What is absent mindedness?