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the persistence of learning over time through the storage and
retrieval of information - ✔✔memory
A measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information
learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. - ✔✔Recall
a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items
previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test - ✔✔recognition
the processing of information into the memory system—for example,
by extracting meaning. - ✔✔Encoding
the retention of encoded information over time - ✔✔storage
the process of getting information out of memory storage -
✔✔Retrieval
The processing of several aspects of a problem simultaneously; the
brain's natural mode of information processing for many functions,
including vision. - ✔✔parallel processing
the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the
memory system - ✔✔sensory memory
activated memory that holds a few items briefly (usually around 7 +-2
- ✔✔short-term memory
the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory
system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences. - ✔✔long-term
memory
a newer understanding of short-term memory that focuses on
conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial
, information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory -
✔✔working memory
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and
"declare" - ✔✔explicit memory
retention independent of conscious recollection. (Also called
procedural memory.) - ✔✔implicit memory
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or
picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second
- ✔✔iconic memory
a momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is
elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4
seconds - ✔✔echoic memory
organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs
automatically - ✔✔Chunking
A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in
remembering. - ✔✔mneumonic
the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better
long-term retention than is achieved through massed study or
practice - ✔✔spacing effect
enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading,
information - ✔✔testing effect
explicit memory for factual knowledge - ✔✔semantic memory
memory for one's personal past experiences - ✔✔episodic memory
a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event -
✔✔flashbulb memory
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