Memory

In-depth memory of clear, specific information

• Episodic Memory

• Short Term Memory

• Long Term Memory

• Explicit Memory

Translation of information into a form in which it can be used

• Storage

• Encoding

• Retrieval

• Maintenance

What is Acoustic Encoding?

• Attaching meaning to information

• Repeat the information over and over

• Only go over the information twice

• Storing a picture of the information in your memory

What is Semantic Encoding

• Attach Meaning to the information

• Repeat the information over and over

• Only go over the information twice

• Store a picture of the information in your memory

Maintenance of encoded info over time

• Encoding

• Chunking

• Retrieval

• Storage

What are the 3 types of Sensory Memory

• Iconic

• Acoustic

• Eidetic

• Echoic

Taking brief photographic images for your memory

• Echoic Memory

• Eidetic Memory

• Iconic Memory

Organizing info into smaller units that are easy to recall

• Encoding

• Retrieval

• Chunking

• Semantic

How we interpret past events to create a memory

• Retrieval

• Maintenance Rehearsal

• Schema

• Elaborative Rehearsal

Fading away of a memory over time

• Interference

• Decay

• Amnesia

• Storage