memory (paper 1)

    Cards (24)

    • encoding
      changing info so it can be held in the brain
    • storage
      holding info in your memory so it can be retrieved later
    • retrieval
      locating and bringing info into your mind
    • recognition
      type of recall where you identify from options (e.g. multiple choice)
    • cued recall
      type of recall where you locate info using a clue
    • free recall
      type of recall with no clues
    • sensory memory
      memory store that has a very short duration (less than half a second) but a large capacity
    • STM
      memory store with limited duration (30secs) and capacity (5~9 items), and coding is acoustic
    • LTM
      memory store with unlimited capacity and duration, coding is semantic
    • episodic memory 

      type of long term memory for personal events
    • procedural memory 

      type of long term memory for how to do things (e.g. driving a car)
    • semantic memory
      a store for our knowledge of the world (e.g. what words mean)
    • capacity
      the amount of info that can be held in a memory store
    • duration
      the length of time info can be held in a memory store
    • primacy effect
      higher recall for first few words (LTM)
    • recency effect
      highest recall for last few words (STM)
    • serial position effect
      the tendency for people to recall the first and last words in a word list
    • reconstructive memory
      fragments of info stored and reassembled during recall - gaps are filled in with our social + cultural expectations
    • interference
      forgetting may occur if 2 similar memories compete with each other
    • context
      the situation in which something happens (this can act as a cue to increase recall)
    • false memory
      a memory for something that didn't actually happen but feels like it did
    • what are the 3 factors that effect the accuracy of memory?
      1. interference
      2. context
      3. false memories
    • proactive interference
      old info effects recall of new info
    • retroactive interference
      new info effects recall of old info