Storing & Retrieving

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Anya Zio

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Serial processing 
Only one type of process occurs at a time, one after another, ex. 3-stage multistore model
Parallel processing 
When multiple tracks of the brain are running at the same time, so like when you walk and discuss, you remember the discussion, what you passed, the temp
Effortful processing 
Where you have explicit declarative memories like experiences and facts which fall under the 3-stage information processing model
Automatic processing 
Implicit, non-declarative memories that get encoded unconsciously, so procedural memory, classical conditioning, how long something took. All retrievable but not put there on purpose
Episodic memory 
Memories of events
Semantic memory 
Memories of facts
Dual track memory
Retrieval 
Getting information out of long term memory
Recognition 
Type of retrieval where you identify what you've learned previously
Recall 
Type of retrieval where you pull out what you've previously learned, declines with age
Relearning 
Improving information retrieval of information with repeated learning
Overlearning 
Practicing after learning a skill to make it more resilient to forgetting
Retrieval cues 
Connection points to access a memory like smells words or sounds
Priming 
Activation of memory associations, sometimes unconsciously. Previous experiences might influence future thoughts/behaviors, e.g. passing a vape shop then thinking a pen is a vape
Context dependent memory 
When revisiting the location of an experience serves as a cue, like walking into a different room, forgetting what you wanted, going back, and seeing the missing piece you were looking for
State dependent memory 
What we experience while in one state can be more easily accessed the next time you're in that state
Mood congruent memories 
Type of state dependent memory where you remember something better when you are in the same mood you learned it initially in, like better remembering happy memories when you're happy