Memory Keywords 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyMemoryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: [email protected]Created on: 26-04-17 11:29 Active processing Is where the person transforms or manipulates the material that is to be remembered 1 of 36 Anxiety State of emotional arousal where there is a feeling or experience of apprehension and uncertainty 2 of 36 Articulatory process Part of the phonological loop that repeats sounds or words to keep them in working memory until they are needed 3 of 36 Capacity The amount of information that can be held in memory 4 of 36 Central executive Part of working memory that coordinates other components 5 of 36 Chunking Method of increasing short-term memory by grouping information into larger units 6 of 36 Coding Changing the format of information for use in memory 7 of 36 Cognitive interview Interview technique devised to improve the accuracy of witness recall 8 of 36 Context-dependent failure Forgetting which occurs because the external cues at recall are different to those at the time of learning 9 of 36 Duration The length of time information remains in memory 10 of 36 Episodic buffer Part of working memory which is a temporary store integrating information from the other components 11 of 36 Episodic memory Type of long-term memory for information about specific experiences and events in our lives 12 of 36 Eyewitness testimony An account given by people of an event they have witnessed 13 of 36 Inner scribe Stores information about the physical relationship of items (part of the visuo-spatial sketchpad) 14 of 36 Interference theory Memory can be disrupted not only by previous learning but also by what is learned in the future 15 of 36 Leading question Question phrased in such a way that it prompts a particular kind of answer 16 of 36 Long-term memory Permanent store holding unlimited amounts of information for long periods 17 of 36 Misleading information Incorrect information given the an eyewitness after an event 18 of 36 Mnemonics Mnemonics 19 of 36 Multi-store model Explanation of memory that sees information flowing through a series of storage systems 20 of 36 Phonological loop Part of working memory that deals with auditory information 21 of 36 Post-event discussion A potential source of misleading information where witnesses discuss what they saw afterwards 22 of 36 Primary acoustic store Part of the phonological loop which stores words heard 23 of 36 Proactive interference A cause of forgetting by which previously stored information prevents learning and remembering new information 24 of 36 Procedural memory Long-term memory for "knowing how" 25 of 36 Repression Unpleasant material is pushed into the unconscious mind 26 of 36 Retrieval The recall of stored memories 27 of 36 Retrieval failure Difficulties in recall that are due to the absence of the correct retrieval cues 28 of 36 Retroactive interference Occurs when newly learned information interferes with and impedes the recall of previously learned information 29 of 36 Schema A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information 30 of 36 Semantic memory Type of long-term memory for information about the world that is not linked to particular contexts or events 31 of 36 Sensory register Store of sensory information that lasts no more than a few seconds 32 of 36 Short-term memory Temporary memory store that holds limited amount of information for a short period of time 33 of 36 State-dependent failure Forgetting which occurs because the emotional or physical state at recall is different to that at the time of learning 34 of 36 Visuo-spatial sketchpad Part of working memory that deals with visual information 35 of 36 Working memory model Model that suggests short-term memory is composed of three, limited capacity stores 36 of 36
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