Unit 5

Learning that has persisted over time, information that has been stored and can be retrieved

the processing of information into the memory system

the retention of encoded information over time

the process of getting information out of memory

the immediate,very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system

activated memory that holds a few items briefly

the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

the brain encodes sensory information into a ______ language.

model of memory that views memories as emerging from interconnected neural networks

they proposed the three stages of memory

what are the three stages in which we form memory

another name for short-term memory

a new understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of income auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory

the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brains natural mode of information processing for many functions

unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and well-learned information, such as word meanings

encoding that requires attention and conscious effort

the conscious repetition of information, either maintain it in consciousness or to encode it for storage

doing many things at one

four things you automatically process

often produces durable and accessible memories

conscious repetition

the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention that is achieved through massed study or practice

our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

the encoding of picture images

the encoding of sound,  especially the sound of words

the encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words

the phenomenon of learning better when our rehearsal is distributed over time

another word for cramming

____ study and self-____ beats cramming (massed practice)

Our ____ memories interact with our ____ memories.

Whorf's hypothesis that language determines the way we think

the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent to one's current good or bad mood

occurs when something you learned earlier disrupts your recall of something you experience later

occurs when new information makes it harder to recall something you learned earlier

the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of the new information

the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information

another name for source amnesia

when we retain the memory of the event, but not the context in which we acquired it