Psych Ch. 10 sect. 2

memory retrieval where a person identifies something he/she has not experienced before

• memory that has been simplified/enriched/distorted
• depends on an individual's experiences and attitudes

act of filling in memory gaps

ability to remember (w/ great accuracy) visual info. with short-term exposure

when you recall info. easily when you are in the same physiological/emotional state or setting as you where when you originally encoded the info.

fading away of memory over time

blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories

where an earlier memory blocks you from remembering related new info.

where a later memory/new info. blocks you from remembering past learned info.

loss of memory

the relative lack of declarative memories

linking of new info. to material that is already known

• techniques for using associations to memorize and retrieve info.
• Ex- ROY G BIV for colors of the color spectrum of light

• going around and 'placing' each line of a speech in a different spot
• Associations of parts of the speech w/ the certain places