Chapter 6 Vocab

2. meaningless sets of two consonants, with a vowel sandwiched between, that are used to study memory
3. Mental representation of information as a sequence of sounds
4. Failure to remember events that occurred prior to physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma
6. mental repetition of information to keep it in memory
7. Memory to perform an act in the future, as at a certain time or when a certain event occurs
11. the maintenance of detailed visual memories over several minutes
16. An assumed electrical circuit in the brain that corresponded to a memory trace
17. Nonsense syllables presented in pairs in experiments that measure recall
20. A system of memory that holds information briefly, but long enough so that it can be processed further

1. In memory theory, to cause information to be lost from short-term memory by adding new information
5. a dissociative disorder marked by loss of memory or self-identity
8. mental representation of information according to its meaning
9. Memory that is suggested by not plainly expressed, as illustrated in the things that people do but do not state clearly
10. An assumed change in the nervous system that reflects the impression made by a stimulus; held in sensory registers
12. A defense mechanism that protects the person from anxiety by ejecting anxiety-evoking ideas and impulses from awareness
13. The location of stored information and its return to consciousness; the third stage of information processing
14. Modifying information so that it can be placed in memory; the first stage of information processing
15. The maintenance of information over time; the second stage of information processing
18. the difference between the number of repetitions originally required to learn a list and the number of repetitions originally required to learn a list and the number of repetitions required to learn the list after a certain amount of time has elapsed
19. A stimulus or group of stimuli that is perceived as a discrete piece of information