Psych 2 Unit 1B Memory Review

Type of memory limited to about seven items.

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Schemas

The briefest of memories that occurs immediately following the reception of a stimulus.

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Schemas

Frameworks that people use to make sense of the world.

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Schemas

The storage of information over extended periods of time.

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Schemas

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

• Sensory Memory

• Short-Term Memory

• Long-Term Memory

• Memory

Transforming of information so the nervous system can process it.

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Decay

Fading away of a memory over time.

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Decay

Process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory.

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Decay

Process by which information is maintained over a period of time.

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Decay

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

• Encoding

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Interference