Memory Review

1. our tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
2. unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequence
3. encoding that requires attention conscious effort
6. memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and "declare"
7. measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
9. newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incomine auditory and visual-spatial information
10. process of getting information out of memory storage
12. memory aids; like vivid imagery
13. relatively permanant and limitedless storehouse of the memory system
14. practice done over time; most effective type of practice
16. practice done all at one time for a long period of time; cramming
17. organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically
18. encoding of picture images
20. mental pictures; powerful aid to effortful processing
21. processing of information into the memory system- for example, extracting meaning
22. activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing
23. The first type memory of storage that holds sensory(audio and visual) information for a few seconds or less.

1. The enhanced ability to retrieve information when the person is in the same physical and emotional state they were in when they encoded the information
4. measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
5. retention independent of conscious recollection
8. retention of encoded information over time
11. encoding of sound, especially the sound of words
15. encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words
19. persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information