AP Psych types of Memory

photographic memory

a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

a recording sensory information (smells, sounds, sights, etc)

a short term memory is limited to 5-9 bits of info (not encoded)

short term memory must be continually repeated

life experiences, autobiographical memories

memory recall of events increase when in the same mood as the memory was stored in

is a form of memory that involves remembering to perform a planned action or recall a planned intention at some future point in time

memory of people, words, and events, encountered or experienced in the past

a type of long-term memory that involves remembering how to perform tasks or activities, such as riding a bike or tying shoelaces. It is often unconscious and automatic.

a type of sensory memory that briefly holds a mental image of visual stimuli before it is processed further. It lasts for a fraction of a second and helps in the perception of the visual world.

auditory memory

unconscious retention of information acquired through experience, influencing behavior and performance without conscious awareness. stored by the cerebellum, well learned procedural memory

known as declarative memory, refers to the conscious, intentional recollection of information, events, and experiences stored in the brain's hippocampus.

Old info gets in the way of remembering new info

new info gets in the way of remembering the old info

after an accident, inability to remember old memories

after an accident, inability to remember new memories

major area for memory storage (not the sole area)

coordinates and processes sensory info to memories, explicit

memories that are procedural, implicit memories