Types of Memory
split second visual information
iconic memory
grouping items together
chunking
rule/formula that guarantees the right answer
algorithm
after brain injury cannot make new memories
anterograde amnesia
ability to pick out one sound in an orchestra
figure ground/selective attention
how to perform skills
procedural memory
PEMDAS
mnemonic device
mental set
temporary inability to recall
tip of the tongue phenomenon
brain fills in missing information to complete a picture
grouping-closure
specific events in your life
episodic memory
associating items you want to remember with various places
method of loci
Making decisions based on what comes to mind quickly
availability heuristic
trouble recalling new information because old information is getting in the way
proactive interference
experiment that looked at when babies perceive depth
visual cliff experiment
unintentional and encoded without conscious effort
implicit memory
spacing study out over time
distributed practice/spacing effect
functional fixedness
hasn't paid attention to information
encoding failure
perceiving depth using one eye
monocular cues
prospective memory
encoding the meaning of something and relating it to things we already know
elaborative rehearsal/encoding/deep processing
the way something is presented can change perception
framing
we forget most things quickly without rehearsal
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
object viewed at different angle is perceived in the same way
shape constancy