Psychology Chapter 7

Learning procedure in which items to be recalled are learned in pairs. One member of the pair is presented and the other is to be recalled.

Memory stage that has a very large capacity and the capability to store information relatively permanently.

Test in which retention is measured by the ability to pick out previously learned items from a list that also contains unfamiliar items.

Memory of one's personal experiences.

Third stage of the memory process. In it stored memories are brought into consciousness.

Memory for making responses and performing skilled actions.

Learning procedure in which material that has been learned must be repeated in the order in which it was presented. Known as ordered recalll

Memory for general knowledge.

In a language, the smallest unit of sound that conveys meaning.

Test of retention that compares the # of times to learn material a 2nd time with the # of times to learn the material the 1st time.

Learning procedure in which material that has been learned may be repeated in any order.

The possibility that eye witness reports may be inaccurate has stimulated a large amount of research.

Grouping or cluster of knowledge about an object or sequence of events.

Very brief but extensive memory for sensory events.

System or process by which the products or results of learning are stored for future use.

2nd stage of the memory process. In it info is placed in the memory system. This stage may involve either brief or lng term storage of memor

1st stage of the memory process; in it info is transformed or coded into a form that can be processed further and stored.