Short-Term memory only lasts for about 20 seocnds sometimes even less

Allows you to remember what you hear for 5-10 seconds

What type of memory is responsible for holding information for a brief period of time to complete cognitive tasks?

Decay: Refers to the phenomenon of forgetting over time

The "Magic Number" of items you can store in your short term memory

When new information causes you to forget previously learned information, what type of interference is this?

When old information interferes with new information, what type of interference is this?

To remember a telephone number, you say the number over and over again until you can finish dialing it. This memory technique is called?

Memory technique you use to remember larger quantities of information

Which type of memory is associated with the ability to remember events from our own life?

What type of memory involves memories for general knowledge, concepts, and facts about the world?

If you can remember the first items on a list better than the ones in the middle, this is called?

If you can remember the last items on a list better than the ones in the middle, this is called?

When you remember something new by connecting it mentally to something you already know, you are using?

Which type of memory involves memories that are not consciously aware or intentional?

Remembering how to ride a bike or tie your shoes are examples of what type of memory?

When we have encountered a stimulus before, we are able to identify it more quickly and easily. This is known as?

Which type of memory includes episodic and semantic memory?

Photographic, or picture-image memory that lasts for only about a second.

The process of recalling information intentionally, is known as?

What theory suggests that the depth of processing and meaning of information influences how well it is remembered?

You can remember the lyrics to your favorite song but can't remember where you misplaced your phone/keys. This is an example of?