Psych 101 Test 2 (Tri-C)

Intro to Psych Chap 6

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Memory
The process of encoding, storage, consolidationg, and retrieval of information
Encoding
The process of transforming information into a form that can be stored in memory
Retrieval
The process of bringing to mind information that has been stored in memory
Storage
The process of keeping or maintaining information in memory
Consolidation
A physiological change in the brain that allows encoded information to be stored in memory
Sensory memory
Memory system that holds information from the senses for a period of time ranging from only a fraction of a second to about 2 seconds
Short-term memory (STM)
Memory system that codes informationg according to sound and holds about seven (from 5-9 words) items for less than 30 seconds without rehearsal; also called working memory
Long-term memory (LTM)
The memory system with a virtually unlimited capacity that contains vast stores of person's permanent or relatively permanent memories
Displacement
The event that occurs when short-term memory is filled to capacity and each new, incoming item pushes an existing item, which is then forgotten
Chunking
Memory strategy that involves grouping or organzing bits of information into larger units, which are easier to remember
Maintenance rehearsal
Repeating information over and over again until it is no longer needed
Elaborative rehearsal
Memory strategy that involves relating new information to something that is already known
Declarative
Subsystem within long-term memory that stores facts, information, and personal life events that can be brought to mind verbally or in the form of images and then declared or stated; also called explicit memory
Episodic memory
Type of declarative memory that records events as they have been subjectively experienced
Semantic memory
Type of declarative memory that stores general knowledge, or objective facts and information