Across
- 1. A common memory retrieval failure, like a word on the tip of your tongue.
- 6. Focused attention on a particular object or event, ignoring others.
- 8. Type of memory requiring conscious thought to recall.
- 9. The smallest intensity of a stimulus that can be detected.
- 10. Process that strengthens memory through repeated practice or elaboration.
- 13. New memories interfere with the retrieval of old ones.
- 14. Memory test in which information must be retrieved without cues.
- 15. Tendency to recall the last few items in a list.
- 16. Exceptionally vivid memory of an emotionally significant event.
- 18. Unconscious exposure to a stimulus influences later behavior.
- 20. System responsible for storing vast amounts of information permanently.
- 22. Attention guided by internal goals or intentions.
- 25. Brain region integrating sensory information from multiple modalities.
- 26. Failure to notice visible changes due to a lack of attention.
- 27. Brain region responsible for planning, focus, and attention control.
- 29. Mental repetition of information to keep it active in working memory.
- 31. Fleeting visual memory that lasts for less than a second.
- 32. Tendency to remember the first few items in a list.
- 34. Process of combining multiple sensory features into one coherent perception.
- 35. The brain’s ability to process many stimuli at the same time.
- 37. Perception of stimuli that occurs without conscious detection.
- 38. The process by which sense organs detect stimuli from the environment.
- 39. Mental processing that occurs without conscious control.
Down
- 2. Memory that operates without conscious awareness or intention.
- 3. A condition where stimulation of one sense leads to another experience.
- 4. Switching focus between different tasks or stimuli.
- 5. The cognitive process of selectively focusing awareness.
- 7. Autobiographical memory for specific events and experiences.
- 11. State of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings.
- 12. A limited-capacity memory system for holding information briefly.
- 17. Brain structure essential for forming new long-term memories.
- 19. Focusing auditory attention on a single voice among background noise.
- 21. The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli.
- 22. The influence of expectations and prior knowledge on perception.
- 23. The natural loss of memories over time.
- 24. Mental image or representation based on past perception.
- 28. Brief memory for sounds that fades quickly.
- 30. The study of relationships between physical stimuli and mental phenomena.
- 32. The mental process of interpreting sensory input.
- 33. Limbic structure involved in emotion and emotional memory.
- 36. Long-term memory for general knowledge and concepts.
