MemoryTerms

4. visual sensory memory lasting only a fraction of a second
6. translation of information into a form that can be stored in memory
7. memory of a specific event
9. the process of recalling information from memory storage
10. retrieve info from memory w/o help
12. the memory system in which information is held for brief periods of time while being used
14. a rehearsal that is relating new information to old information
16. a tendency to recall tendency to recall
17. the point at which information enters the nervous system through the sensory systems
19. General knowledge & information that can be recalled
21. maintenance of encoded information over time

1. a memory that is an active system and processes the information in short-term memory (STM)
2. the brief memory of something a person has just heard
3. memory a memory that consists of the skills & procedures one has learned
5. a type of rehearsal that is repeating
8. a type of long-term memory containing information that is conscious and known
11. the system of memory into which all the information is placed to be kept permanently
13. process by which we recollect prior experiences, information & skills learned in the past
15. recognize from a list of alternatives
18. initial items in a series
20. a clear memory of an emotionally significant event