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Psychology GCSE: Memory - Key Terms
This deck covers key terms related to memory in psychology, including definitions of encoding, storage, retrieval, and various types of memory processing.
Define encoding
the way information is changed into a code so it is remembered
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Define encoding
the way information is changed into a code so it is remembered
Define storage
information is kept within our memory until it’s needed again
Define retrieval
ability to recover information which has been stored
Define acoustic
encoding information in terms of how it sounds
Define semantic
encoding information in terms of what it means
Define sensory memory
information is held very briefly for just a few seconds and the capacity is very limited
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Define encoding | the way information is changed into a code so it is remembered |
Define storage | information is kept within our memory until it’s needed again |
Define retrieval | ability to recover information which has been stored |
Define acoustic | encoding information in terms of how it sounds |
Define semantic | encoding information in terms of what it means |
Define sensory memory | information is held very briefly for just a few seconds and the capacity is very limited |
Define rehearsal | technique used to move information from one store in the multi-store explanation to the next |
Define short term memory | holds 7+-2 chunks of information for less than a minute. encoded by sound |
Define long term memory | holds vast amount of information for long period of time. encoded semantically |
Define recency effect | information received later is recalled better than earlier information |
Define primary effect | first information received is recalled better than the subsequent information |
Define structural processing | thinking about physical appearance of words to be learnt |
Define phonetic processing | thinking about the sounds of words to be learnt |
Define semantic processing | thinking about the meaning of words to be learnt |
Define reconstructive memory | altering our recollection of things so they make more sense to us |
Define interference | refers to things that we have learnt that make it difficult to recall other information that we have learnt |
Define retroactive interference | when information we have recently learnt obstructs our ability to recall information we learnt previously |
Define proactive interference | when information we have already learnt obstructs our ability to recall new information |
Define context | general setting or environment in which activities happen |
Define anterograde amnesia | inability to learn new information after suffering brain damage |
Define retrograde amnesia | inability to remember information about their life before the brain damage occurred |
Define hippocampus | brain structure crucial for memory |
Define eyewitness | someone who has identified someone committing a crime and provides this evidence in a court of law |