Unit 7: Cognition

Front

All of the following are memory processes EXCEPT: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval, Adaptation

Back

Adaptation

Front

What type of retention measure forces the person to retrieve information learned earlier? Example: fill in the blank question.

Back

Recall

Front

What type of retention measure asks a person to identify items previously learned? Example: Matching or Multiple Choice.

Back

Recognition

Front

The Ebbinghaus Retention Curve research demonstrates

Back

the more times he practiced on day 1, the less time he required to relearn it on day 2.

Front

What term refers to the process of getting information into the memory system?

Back

Encoding

Front

What term refers to the process of retaining encoded information over time?

Back

Storage

Front

What term refers to the process of getting information out of memory storage?

Back

Retrieval

Front

What is the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system?

Back

Sensory Memory

Front

What is the term for activated memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten?

Back

Short-Term Memory

Front

What is the term for the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system?

Back

Long-Term Memory