Memory

Memory retrieval in which a person identifies an object, idea, or situation as one he or she has or has not experienced before

• recognition

• recall

• storage

• retrieval

The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory

• encoding

• retrieval

• chunking

• recognition

Fading away of memory over time

• interference

• confabulation

• schemas

• decay

The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it

• retrieval

• storage

• encoding

• confabulation

The process of grouping items to make them easier to remember

• encoding

• recognition

• chunking

• episodic

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

• encoding

• confabulation

• procedural

• storage

Memory retrieval in which a person reconstructs previously learned material

• storage

• retrieval

• recall

• encoding

What type of memory makes it possible for you to watch a movie without noticing the gaps between the frames?

• semantic memory

• sensory memory

• episodic memory

• procedural memory

Knowledge of language, including its rules, words, and meanings, is called

• iconic memory.

• working memory.

• episodic memory.

• semantic memory.

After conducting experiments with rats, Karl Lashley concludd that memories

• are stored in a single location in the brain.

• are distributed throughout the cortex.

• are located in our RNA.

• cause the brain to function like a switchboard.