Memory and Cognition Quiz

enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading, information. also sometimes referred to as retrieval practice effect

• working memory

• misinformation effect

• testing effect

• deep processing

the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. includes knowledge, skills, and experiences

• working memory

• long-term memory

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

Definition: the disruptive of new learning on the recall of old information

• retrograde amnesia

• repression

• retroactive interference

• overconfidence

Definition: clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited

• belief perseverance

• mental set

• availability heuristic

• confirmation bias

Definition: the way an issue is posed; can significantly affect decisions and judgements

• belief perseverance

• confirmation bias

• divergent thinking

• framing

Definition: the processing of information into the memory system

• storage

• recall

• encoding

• chunking

two parts of the brain that are a part of explicit memory formation

• parallel processing

• cerebellum and basal ganglia

• frontal lobes and hippocampus

• amygdala and hippocampus

a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory

• long-term memory

• sensory memory

• short-term memory

• working memory

the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information

• retrograde amnesia

• proactive interference

• misinformation effect

• repression

a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier

• recall

• recognition

• relearning

• retrieval