AP Psych Unit 2

7. relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of memory system
9. cognitive strategies used as shortcuts to solve complex mental tasks- don't guarantee correct outcome
12. right frontal lobe. subdivision of declarative memory that stores memories for personal events
17. adapting or modifying existing mental structures to accommodate new information or experiences
18. immediate very brief recording- capacity 12 & all but 3 or 4 disappear before entering consciousness.
19. a knowledge cluster or general framework that provides expectations about topics, events, objects, people, and situations in one's life
20. active processing- make sense of things and link to long-term

1. memories can be altered when retrieved before being stored again
2. identifying items previously learned
3. memory that holds a few items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten. Capacity 7 +/- 2
4. division of LTM that stores explicit info (fact memory)
5. retrieving info. that is not currently in your conscious awareness but was learned at an earlier time
6. problem-solving procedures or formulas that guarantee a correct outcome if applied correctly
8. facilitates formation of our procedural memories for skill. Receives input from cortex & doesn't send it back for conscious awareness of procedural learning
10. fleeting sensory memory of visual stimuli
11. left frontal lobe. subdivision of declarative memory that stores general knowledge, including meanings of words and concepts, etc.
13. division of LTM that stores memories for how things are done
14. impeccable, fleeting auditory memory. Lingers 3-4 seconds- remember the last few words someone said
15. involves incorporating new info. into existing knowledge or schemas
16. a cluster of knowledge about sequences of events and actions expected to occur in particular settings