Chapter 10 Vocabulary Matching Memory and Information Processing

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storage

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the process by which information is maintained over a period of time

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maintenance rehearsal

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a system for remembering that involves repeating information to oneself without attempting to find meaning in it

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short-term memory

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memory that is limited in capacity to about seven items and in duration by the subject’s active rehearsal

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retrieval

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the process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

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sensory memory

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very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor

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procedural memory

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permanent storage of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection

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encoding

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the transforming of information so the nervous system can process it

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chunking

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the process of grouping items to make them easier to remember

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semantic memory

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knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings

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declarative memory

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stored knowledge that can be called forth consciously as needed