Types of Memories
Past events you can recall
What is long-term memory?
A learning technique that aids in memory by associating information with something that is easier to remember
What is a mnemonic?
Encoding memories based on visual information
What is visual memory?
Temporary or permanent inability to remember
What is amnesia?
Repeating information to remember it better
What is rehearsal?
Memories of events that have happened in your life
What is episodic memory?
Encoding memories based on sound
What is acoustic memory?
When a memory gradually fades over time
What is decay?
Grouping together information to make it easier to remember
What is chunking?
Memories of past experiences and knowledge
What is declarative memory?
A theory that the more you learn about a topic the easier it is to learn more about the topic
What is a learning curve?
What is sensory memory?
Can make new memories but cannot remember events prior to trauma
What is retrograde amnesia?
Adding meaning to information to make it easier to remember
What is elaboration?
The process of adding information into the memory system
What is encoding?
Memories of general knowledge or facts you have learned
What is semantic memory?
The brain choosing to pay attention to certain sensory details over others
What is sensory attention?
Can recall events before trauma but cannot make new memories
What is anterograde amnesia?
The process of retrieving previously stored long-term memories
What is retrieval?
The ability to remember things or people you have previously encountered
What is recognition?
A theory that states that you should learn basic principles before learning more specific things because without basics specifics are harder to remember
What is the principle learning theory?
The brain's process of taking sensory input and turning it into memories
What is sensory recognition?
When an old memory causes a new memory to not be able to be encoded or changes the way a memory is encoded
What is interference?
The process of retrieving short-term memories
What is recall?