AP Psychology Memory example #7057

the power of retaining and recalling past experience

Memory of one's personal experiences

your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

memory of learned skills that does not require conscious recollection.

the processing of information into the memory system

the retention of encoded information over time

the process of getting information out of memory storage

This model proposes that there are three stages that information passes through before it is stored.

the immediate, initial recording of sensory information in the memory system. 2, 1/2 seconds

activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing, before the information is stored or forgotten

our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.

memorization by repetition

defense mechanism in which unwanted feelings are directed towards a different object

the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system

A hypothetical process involving the gradual conversion of information into durable memory codes stored in long-term memory.

a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

The most unreliable evidence in a criminal case, people that witness an event first hand.

proposes that forgetting occurs because memory traces fade with time

a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event

experience of knowing that we know something but being unable to access it

theory that info learned in a particular situation or PLACE is better remembered when in that same situation or place.

The theory that information learned in a particular state of mind (e.g., depressed, happy, somber) is more easily recalled when in that same state of mind.

Photographic Memory

the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before

a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test.

A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.

A memory measure that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time.

when new learning disrupts the recall of previously-learned information

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

the false recollection of episodic memory, filling in gaps.

the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious

cognition and memory; studied repressed memories and false memories; showed how easily memories could be changed and falsely created by techniques such as leading questions and illustrating the inaccuracy in eyewitness testimony

the inability to remember events that occurred during one's early years (before age three)

loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma

loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma, loss of memories that were stored before a traumatic event

the empirical finding that people over 40 years old have enhanced memory for events from adolescence and early adulthood, compared to other periods of their lives

devices for, memory tricks or strategies to make information easier to remember

a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning

the tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with one's current good or bad mood

the activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations in memory

unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequence

the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus