psychology2.txt

the nervous system's capacity to acquire and retain usable skills and knowledge

the common failure to notice large changes in environments

the processing of information so that it can be stored

the retention of encoded representations over time that corresponds to some change in the nervous system that registers the event

the act of recalling or remembering stored information to use it

the three-stage memory system that involves sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory

memory for sensory information that is stored briefly close to its original sensory form

organizing information into meaningful units to make it easier to remember

the relatively permanent storage of information

the ability to recall items from a list depends on order of presentation, with items presented early or late in the list remembered better than those in the middle

the system underlying unconscious memories

the processes involved when people remember specific information

the cognitive information retrieved from explicit memory; knowledge that can be declared

memory for one's personal past experiences

memory for knowledge about the world

a type of implicit memory that involves motor skills and behavioral habits

remembering to do something at some time in the future

anything that helps a person (or other animal) recall information from memory

any stimulus that is encoded along with an experience can later trigger memory for the experience

a hypothetical process involving the transfer of contents from immediate memory into long-term memory

neural processes involved when memories are recalled and then stored again for later retrieval

memory for the physical environment; it includes things such as location of objects, direction and cognitive maps

a mental disorder that involves frequent nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and flashbacks related to an earlier trauma

the inabiliity to retrieve memory from long-term storage

the pattern of forgetting over time

when prior information inhibits the ability to rmember new information

when new information inhibts the ability to remember old information

the temporary inability to remember something that is known

the inattentive or shallow encoding of events

deficits in long-term memory that result from disease, brain injury, or psychological trauma

the condition in which people lose past memories, such as memories for events, facts, people, or even personal information

vivid memories for the circumstances in which are first learned of a surprising, consequential, and emotionally arousing event

memory distortion that occurs when people misremember the time, place, person, or circumstances involved with a memory

a type of misattribution that occurs when a person thinks he or she has come up with a new idea, yet has only retrieved a stored idea and failed to attribute the idea to its proper source

the development of biased memories when people are provided with misleading information

a type of amnesia that occurs when a person shows memory for an event but cannot remember where he or she encountered the information

the false recollection of episodic memory

the changing of memories over time in ways consistent with prior beliefs

strategies for improving memory