psych chapter 7

the process by which we recollect prior experiences and information and skills learned in the past

a memory of a specific event, the event happened in the person's presence, or the person experienced the event.
 - what you had for dinner last night

clear memories of emotionally significant moments or events

general knowledge people remember 
 - we know george washington was the first president
 - we don't remember when we learned it

a memory of specific information

a memory that consists of the skills and procedures one has learned
 - throwing a ball
 - even if you do not use the skill for a long time, the skill is unforgettable 

the translation of information into a form in which it can be stored
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FIRST process of memory

the second process of memory, is the maintenance of encoded information over a period of time

repeating information over and over again to keep from forgetting it

making information meaningful by relating it to information you already know well

the third memory process consisting of locating stored information and returning it to conscious thought

the memories that came back to you in that place

memories that are retrieved because the mood in which they were originally encoded is re-created

the belief that a piece of information is stored in our memory although we can not retrieve it easily

the immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system
- feel the cold breeze

the sensory register that briefly holds mental images of mental stiuli

the ability to remember visual stimuli over long periods of time 

mental traces of sound
- easier to remember sound

memory that hold information briefly before it is stored or forgotten

the tendency to recall the initial items in a series of items

the tendency to recall the last items in a series

the organization of items into familiar or manageable units that are easy to remember

occurs when new information appears in short-term memory and takes the place of what is already there
- practice
- tv
- work

the type or stage of memory capable of large and relatively permanent storage

the mental representations that we form of the world by organizing bits of information into knowledge

hour glass/ eye glasses

involves identifying objects or events that have been encountered before
- multiple choice vs short answer
- understanding the answer 

bring it back to mind
- reconstruction 
- learning things in a different language

learning material a second time, usually in less time than it was originally learned
- rereading the textbook before a test

the fading away of a memory

the inability to remember events that occurred during one's early years
Hippocampus- part of the brain involved in memory formation does not fully mature until we are 3

memory loss from trauma that prevents a person from forming new memories
- forward

when people forget the period leading up to a traumatic event
- backward