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Encoding
- The processing of information into the memory system
- for example, by extracting meaning.
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Storage
The retention of encoded information over time
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Retrieval
the process of getting information out of memory storage.
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Sensory memory
the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
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short-term memory
- activated memory that holds a few items briefly, before or after the info is stored
- Ex phone numbers before
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long-term memory
- the relatively permanent and limitless store house of the memory system.
- includes knowledge, skills and experiences
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effortful processing
encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
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Mnemonics (devices)
- Memory aids
- especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices.
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Hippocampus
A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage.
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Implicit Memory
Retention independent of conscious recollection. (non-declaration memory)
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Cerebellum
- Plays key role in forming and storing the implicit memories created by classical conditioning.
- Enables implicit memory
- w/o people cannot develop certain conditioned reflexes
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Flashbulb memory
A clear memory of emotionally significant moment or event.
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Long term potentiation (LTP)
- An increase in cell's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation.
- Believed to be a neural basis for learning and memory.
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State-dependent memory
- Depending on mood
- good mood=remembering good memories
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Proactive interface
the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information
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Proactive interface
The disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.
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Retroactive interface
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of the old information
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Explicit Memory
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare." (also called declarative memory)
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