Memory Models
& Types
& Types
What is memory?
The persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information.
What is encoding?
the processing of information into the memory system-for example, by extracting meaning.
What is retrieval?
The process of getting information out of memory storage.
What are Semantic Networks?
When you store information in a web of connected ideas
What is Amnesia?
Significant, often temporary, loss of memories, information, and experiences caused by brain injury, illness, or severe psychological trauma
What is Interference?
Memories blend together
What is storage?
The retention of encoded information over time.
What is the Misinformation Effect?
False information into actual memories
What is framing?
Framing refers to the idea that the same information can be presented in different ways and the method of presentation can drastically change the way we view a problem or an issue.
What is the Misinformation effect?
When a person's recall of an event becomes less accurate because of exposure to misleading information after the event occurred
What is storage decay?
A cognitive phenomenon where memories fade, weaken, or disappear over time if they are not regularly accessed, rehearsed, or reinforced
What is Automatic Processing?
Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings.
What is Source Amnesia?
Remembering, but not who it’s from
What is retroactive interference?
Learning new information interferes with the recall of older information.
What is Source Amnesia?
A memory error, where a person remembers factual information or an event but cannot recall when, where, or how it was learned
What is being Absent-minded?
A specific, common type of memory failure caused by inattention to details or shallow processing during the encoding phase
What is chunking?
Large bits of information & break them down into smaller pieces
What is repression?
Forgetting on purpose because it hurts
What is Proactive interference?
Older information learned previously interferes with the recall of information learned more recently.
What is recognition?
A measure of memory retention that involves identifying previously learned information when exposed to it again, typically aided by cues