Unit 7A Vocab

encoding that requires attention and conscious effort.

• semantic encoding

• effortful processing

• automatic processing

• parallel processing

the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information.

• recall

• memory

• storage

• encoding

the loss of memory.

• priming

• repression

• amnesia

• relearning

memory of facts and experiences (episodes of own life) that one can consciously know and " declare." (Also called declarative memory.)

• working memory

• sensory memory

• explicit memory

• iconic memory

mental pictures; a powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding.

• imagery

• chunking

• priming

• memory

the processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously; the brain's natural mode of information processing for many functions, including vision. Contrasts with the step-by-step (serial) processing of most computers and of conscious problem solving.

• semantic encoding

• automatic processing

• working memory

• parallel processing

the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information.

• spacing effect

• repression

• proactive interference

• semantic encoding

that eerie sense that "I've experienced this before." Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience.

• source amnesia

• implicit memory

• iconic memory

• déjà vu

a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time.

• relearning

• rehearsal

• encoding

• recall

a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test.

• retrieval

• recall

• relearning

• rehearsal