Psych Exam (CHAPTER 6)

Front

The ability to store and retrieve information over time.

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MEMORY

Front

Retrieving information not currently in conscious awareness but was learned at an earlier time.

(EXAMPLE: fill in the blank questions on exams) (CURRENTLY I RECALL)

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RECALL

Front

Identifying items previously learned.

(Multiple choice exam questions)

Back

RECOGNITION

Front

Learning something quicker and smoother when you learn it at a later time.

(Review of material)

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RELEARNING

Front

Process of transforming what we perceive, think, or feel into an enduring memory

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ENCODING

Front

Process of maintaining info in memory over time • Memories made by combining information already in our brains and new incoming information

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STORAGE

Front

Process of bringing to mind info that has been previously encoded and stored (RETRIEVING ENCODATION)

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RETRIVAL

Front

Process of relating new information in a meaningful way to knowledge that is already stored in memory

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SEMANTIC (encoding)

Front

Process of storing new information by converting into to mental pictures

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VISUAL IMAGERY (encoding)

Front

Process of categorizing information according to relationships among series of items

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ORGANIZATIONAL (encoding)