Unit 5: Memory

Front

What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?

Back

Memory

Front

Terrance finds it difficult to learn the alphabet, until he hears the alphabet song. Then he can easily remember it. This is an example of ________ encoding.

Back

Acoustic

Front

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember, recall, and report?

Back

Explicit Memories

Front

The act of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness is known as ________.

Back

Retrieval

Front

What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?

Back

Sensory

Front

What is episodic memory?

Back

information about events we have personally experienced

Front

In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.

Back

Rehearsal

Front

I am trying to learn the names of all 50 states. Because I am actively and consciously remembering and recalling this information, it is considered ________ memory.

Back

Explicit

Front

When you take a multiple-choice test, you are relying on ________, because you are comparing the information in front of you to that which is already stored in your long-term memory.

Back

Recognition

Front

How is an explicit memory different from an implicit memory?

Back

Explicit memories are memories we consciously try to remember and recall, while implicit memories are those that are not part of our consciousness.