Psych Chapter 6 quiz

Memory that clearly and distinctly expresses specific information.

memory of events that happen to a person or that take place I the person’s presence

general knowledge

memory that is implied but not plainly expressed

the activation of specific associations in memory, often as a result of repetition and without making a conscious effort to access memory.

memory for past events, activities, and learning experiences, as shown by explicit and implicit memories

memory to perform an act in the future, as at a certain time or when a certain event occurs

stages of memory

Modifies information so that it can be placed in memory

the maintenance of information over time

mental repetition of information to keep it in memory

the kind of coding in which new information is related to information that is already known

the location of stored information and its return to consciousness

the processes by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved

the type or stage of memory first encountered by a stimulus; sensory memory holds impressions briefly, but long enough so that series of perceptions are psychologically continuous

an assumed change in the nervous system that reflects the impression made by a stimulus

a mental representation of a visual stimulus that is held briefly in sensory memory

the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of visual stimuli

the maintenance of detailed visual memories over several minutes

a mental representation of an auditory stimulus (sound) that is held briefly in sensory memory

the sensory register that briefly holds mental representations of auditory stimuli

the type or stage of memory that can hold information for up to a minute or so after the trace of the stimulus decays

the tendency to recall more accurately the first and last items in a series

a stimulus or group of stimuli that are perceived as a discrete piece of information

in memory theory, to cause information to be lost from short-term memory by adding new information

the type or stage of memory capable of relatively permanent storage

in Freud’s psychodynamic theory, the ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from conscious awareness

a way of mentally representing the world, such as a belief or an expectation, that can influence perception of persons, objects, and situations

the feeling that information is stored in memory although it cannot be really retrieved

information that is better retrieved in the context in which it was encoded and stored, or learned

information that is better retrieved in the physiological or emotional state in which it was encoded and stored, or learned

meaningless sets of two consonants, with a vowel sandwiched in between, that are used to study memory

nonsense syllables presented in pairs in experiments that measure recall

a measure of retention, in which the difference between the number of repetitions originally required to learn a list and the number of repetitions required to relearn the list after a certain amount of time has elapsed

the difference between the number of repetitions originally required to learn a list and the number of repetitions required to learn the list after. certain amount of time has elapsed

the view that we may forget stored material because other learning interferes with it

the interference of new learning with the ability to retrieve material learned previously

the interference by old learning with the ability to retrieve material learned recently

loss of memory of personal information that is thought to stem from psychological conflict or trauma

inability to recall events that occur prior to the age of three or so

a structure in the limbic system that plays an important role in the formation of new memories

failure to remember events that occurred after physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma

failure to remember events that occurred prior to physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma

an assumed electrical circuit in the brain that corresponds to a memory trace

enhanced efficiency in synaptic transmission that follows brief, rapid stimulation