Across
- 3. retrieval failure phenomenon where one is unable to produce a word but feels close to remembering it.
- 5. form of memory that enables unconscious recall of skills and habits.
- 6. process of transforming sensory input into a form that can be stored.
- 7. process of acquiring and storing information for later retrieval.
- 9. memory system that temporarily holds incoming sensory information.
- 11. tendency to recall the first items in a list more easily than middle items.
- 13. phenomenon where newer information disrupts the recall of older information.
- 17. ability to hold and manipulate information in mind over short durations.
- 18. neurological structure essential for encoding new explicit memories.
- 20. system responsible for temporary and limited storage of auditory information.
- 21. strategy used to enhance memory by grouping information into meaningful units.
- 23. phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus influences response to another.
- 24. tendency to remember emotionally significant events with great clarity.
- 25. phenomenon where previous learning interferes with new learning.
- 28. cognitive process responsible for retrieving stored information.
- 30. component of working memory that processes visual and spatial data.
Down
- 1. cognitive structure that helps organize and interpret new information.
- 2. active maintenance of information in short-term storage.
- 4. technique used to improve memory through visualization and association.
- 8. type of amnesia where individuals cannot form new long-term memories.
- 10. active process of reconstructing past experiences using stored information.
- 12. briefest form of memory storage, lasting only fractions of a second.
- 14. hypothesis that forgetting occurs due to competing information rather than decay.
- 15. method of encoding involving deep semantic processing of information.
- 16. type of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge.
- 19. the effect where the last items in a list are remembered better than middle ones.
- 22. theory suggesting that memory traces degrade over time due to lack of use.
- 26. technique that enhances memory by forming associations between new and existing knowledge.
- 27. process of transferring short-term memories into long-term storage.
- 29. disorder characterized by severe memory loss following brain damage.
