Psych 2 Memory Vocab

The storage of information over extended periods of time

• Memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

The input, storage, and retrieval of what has been learned or experienced.

• Memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

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

• Memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

Very brief memory storage immediately following initial stimulation of a receptor.

• Memory

• Sensory memory

• Short-term memory

• Long-term memory

The process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory.

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Decay

• Encoding

Fading away of memory over time.

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Decay

• Encoding

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

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Decay

• Encoding

The transforming of information so the nervous system can process it.

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Decay

• Encoding

Blockage of a memory by previous or subsequent memories or loss of a retrieval cue.

• Retrieval

• Storage

• Interference

• Encoding

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

• Maintenance rehearsal

• Chunking

• Elaborative rehearsal

• Mnemonic devices