Everything You Wanted To Remember About Memory. Study these terms, don’t forget And a good grade...

Everything You Wanted To Remember About Memory.

Study these terms, don’t

forget

And a good grade on the test you

will get!

Three Kinds of Memory


• Process we use to remember knowledge or skills we’ve learned in the past is called…

The Kinds of MemoryAnswer

• Memory


• Being able to remember what you did over the weekend would be an example of this kind of memory.


• Episodic Memory


• These kind of memories are special because once you learn them, they tend to last a lifetime.


• Procedural Memory


• Memory of an event so surprising or significant to us that it is as if we photographed it in our mind.

• 9/11 would be an example of this.


• Flashbulb Memory


• Multiplication tables, the first president of the U.S. are both examples of this kind of memory.


• Generic Memory


• Riding a bike, swimming, playing an instrument, texting are all examples of this kind of memory.


• Procedural Memory

Three Processes of Memory


• The processing of information into the memory system.

• This is like typing info into a computer

The Processes of MemoryAnswer

• Encoding


• The retention of encoded material over time.

• Saving information into a computer.


• Storage


• The process of getting the information out of memory storage.

• Finding where you saved a document and then opening it up.


• Retrieval


• You recognize an actor in the movie but when you go to say his name just the first letter of his name comes to mind. You know you know the name but it won’t pop into your consciousness. This is an example of…


• Tip of the Tongue Phenomenon


• An example of this is when you’re angry you remember other times you were angry.


• State Dependent Memory


• You get home and don’t remember that there was any homework for class. The next day as you walk into class you suddenly remember the teacher explaining the assignment. This is an example of…


• Context Effect


• Being asked to name the 7 dwarfs off the top of your head is an example of this kind of retrieval task.


• Recall


• Multiple choice questions are an example of this kind of retrieval task.


• Recognition


• A way of getting information to storage where a person repeats information over and over.


• Maintenance Rehearsal


• When you relate information to something you already know. This way of getting something into storage will cause it to last longer.


• Elaborative Rehearsal


• This type of encoding is the least effective form and is when you picture things in your mind.


• Visual Encoding


• Saying something over and over in your mind to encode it or just being able to remember what the teacher said in class is an example of this kind of encoding.


• Acoustic Encoding


• When you encode the meaning of something. This is the best form of encoding.


• Semantic Encoding


• When you make the information meaningful by relating it to your own life and experiences. A type of semantic encoding.


• Self-Reference Effect.

Mnemonics

Mnemonics

• Placing items you want to remember throughout the room or your house.

MnemonicsAnswer

• Method of Loci

Mnemonics

• Remembering a grocery list by kinds of food (dairy, snacks, breakfast foods)

MnemonicsAnswer

• Categorical Clustering

Mnemonics

• Learning your numbers by using the saying

• One, Two Freddy’s coming for You

• Three, Four better lock the door…

MnemonicsAnswer

• Peg-Word System

Mnemonics

• HOMES = Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

• This is an example of…

MnemonicsAnswer

• Acronym

Mnemonics

• Example: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (Math)

• Example: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (Music)

MnemonicsAnswer

• Acrostic

Mnemonics

• Example: Elvis shook his pelvis• Stalactite holds tight to the ceiling

MnemonicsAnswer

• Keyword System

Mnemonics

• Link a set of isolated words by creating visual representations for the words and then picturing interactions among the items.

• Example: If you had to remember a list of random things like an aardvark, pencil, table and book picture the aardvark sitting on a table holding pencil in its claws and writing in a book.

MnemonicsAnswer

• Interactive Images

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