Unit 7a: Memory

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Thinking about a game, while his teacher is talking,Tom's current thoughts are being processed

The human capacity for storing long-term memory is 

Words, events, places and emotions that trigger our memory of the past are called

Process of getting information out of memory is called

Unrehearsed short-term memories for 3 consonants almost completely decay in as short a time as

Encoding that occurs with no effort or a minimal level of conscious attention is known as

Your ability to recognize your mom's voice on the phone illustrates the value of

After a drinking spree, Matt hid a half empty bottle. He remembered it when he started drinking

Organization of information into meaningful units

Exceptionally clear memories of emotionally significant events are called

Memory is best described as

Go to bedroom, remember bag in kitchen.Go to kitchen, forget bag. Back in bedroom, remember bag

An eyewitness to a robbery is asked to identify a suspect in a line up.What memory test is used

Process by which information is encoded by its meaning is called

Tendency for distributed study to yield better long-term retention than massed study is

Ebbinghaus' retention curve best illustrates the value of

The association of sadness with memories of negative life events contributes to

Memory aids that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material are

Research suggests that a memory trace is most likely to involve

Iconic memory refers to

Semantic encoding is to visual encoding as _________ is to _________

Process of getting information into memory is called

Tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than middle items

Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly __  bits of information

Automatic processing and effortful processing involve two types of 

Sounds & words that aren't immediately attended to can still be recalled a couple seconds later

Explicit memory is to long-term memory as iconic memory is to ______________memory

Often unconscious activation of particular associations in memory is called

Lars was sad while reading a chapter for AP Psych.He's likely recall the contents when he's

Effortful processing can occur only with

In a context similar one you've been in before;you see someone similar to a friend; triggering