Types of Memory
What is episodic memory?
This type of memory stores personal life events.
What is the levels-of-processing approach?
Deep processing improves memory according to this theory.
What is explicit memory?
A direct memory test like recalling a list is called this.
What are schemas?
General expectations that guide memory are called this.
What is the misinformation effect?
Remembering incorrect information after an event is called this.
What is semantic memory?
Knowing the names of the 50 states is this memory type.
What is the self-reference effect?
Relating information to yourself improves recall
What is implicit memory?
Indirect memory tests are called this type.
What is reality monitoring?
Remembering whether an event really happened is this process.
What is the Pollyanna principle?
Pleasant memories are recalled better due to this principle.
What is procedural memory
Knowing how to ride a bike uses this memory.
What is encoding specificity?
Memory improves when encoding and retrieval contexts match.
What is anterograde amnesia?
Loss of memory after brain damage is this.
What are flashbulb memories?
Vivid memories of shocking events are called this.
What is accuracy?
Confidence is not always equal to this in eyewitness memory.