Vocab 2.3 and 2.4

The mental process of acquiring, storing, and retrieving information, encompassing the ability to encode, retain, and later recall experiences and knowledge across different timeframes, including sensory, short-term, and long-term memory stages.

• Memory

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

The process of actively taking in new information and converting it into a format that can be stored in memory, essentially the first stage of memory where information is processed to be ready for storage; it can involve processing information based on its visual, auditory, or semantic features depending on the type of encoding used.

• Memory

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

The process of holding or retaining information in the brain after it has been encoded, essentially meaning the active phase where information is kept in memory for later retrieval; it is one of the three key stages of memory alongside encoding and retrieval.

• Memory

• Storage

• Retrieval

• Encoding

The process of accessing and bringing previously stored information from long-term memory back into conscious awareness, essentially the act of "remembering" something by pulling it from memory storage; it is the final stage of memory after encoding and storage.

• Retrieval

• Encoding

• Storage

• Recollection

A type of long-term memory that involves the conscious recollection of facts and events, meaning you can intentionally recall and verbally explain the information; it is also known as "declarative memory" where you actively retrieve information you are aware of remembering.

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that stores personal experiences and events from a specific time and place, essentially remembering "episodes" from one's life, like recalling your first day of school or a specific birthday party; it's considered a part of explicit memory, meaning you consciously recall these events.

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that stores general knowledge about the world, including facts, concepts, and the meanings of words, essentially representing our accumulated understanding of the world, distinct from personal experiences stored in episodic memory; it is considered a form of explicit memory, meaning it can be consciously recalled.

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory where information is stored and used unconsciously, meaning you cannot consciously recall the details, but it still influences your behavior; examples include motor skills like riding a bike or tying your shoes, which you perform without actively thinking about the steps involved

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

A type of implicit memory that stores information about how to perform learned skills, like riding a bike or tying shoes, without conscious awareness or effort, meaning you can execute these actions automatically without actively thinking about the steps involved.

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Procedural Memory

The cognitive ability to remember to perform a planned action or intention at a specific time in the future, essentially "remembering to remember" a task that needs to be done later on; it involves monitoring for cues that signal when to execute the intended action

• Explicit Memory

• Episodic Memory

• Semantic Memory

• Implicit Memory

• Prospective Memory