Chapter 8 Terminology
Across
- 3. occurs when one fails to adequately encode information into memory
- 5. the process of retaining information in the memory system over time
- 8. occurs when older information interferes with the retrieval of more recently stored information
- 9. ________ processing involves encoding information or stimuli on a basic level such as appearance or other surface level features
- 11. the finding that memory for information is improved when one practices retrieval of that information
- 13. occurs when more recently stored information interferes with the retrieval of previously stored information
- 14. occurs when information stored in memory cannot be accessed when needed
- 17. holds information for facts and information that require conscious and deliberate processing
- 19. internal or external stimuli that trigger memories into conscious awareness
- 20. special techniques to help remember information, such as using the acronym HOMES to remember America’s five Great Lakes
Down
- 1. involves problems with recalling past memories due to damage or problems within the brain
- 2. the spreading of one’s encoding efforts out over multiple sessions
- 4. the tendency for distributed practice to yield better memory for information than massed practice
- 6. occurs when memories fade or are lost from storage after encoding
- 7. this type of processing involves encoding information or stimuli semantically (based on meaning or relevance)
- 10. the inability to form new memories due to damage or problems within the brain
- 12. George Miller discovered that people can hold on average about 7 pieces of information in short-term memory at any given time. This is referred to as short-term memory __________.
- 15. memory for skills, procedures, and classically conditioned associations that do not require conscious or deliberate processing
- 16. the process of getting information into the brain/memory system for processing
- 18. the process of getting information out of memory storage and into conscious awareness