Psych learning and memory part 1
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 memory | the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information |
| flashbulb memories | a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event |
| sensory memory | the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system |
| short-term memory | activated memory that holds a few items briefly, such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing before the information is stored or forgotten |
| long-term memory | the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Includes knowledge, skills, and experiences |
| working memory | a newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long term memory |
| automatic processing | unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meaning |
| effortful processing | encoding that requires attention and conscious effort |
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