MEMORY 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryGCSEAQA Created by: AmyLouuCreated on: 22-04-15 08:53 ENCODING Changing information so that it can be stored. 1 of 24 STORAGE Holding information in the memory system. 2 of 24 RETRIEVAL Recovering information from storage. 3 of 24 MULTI-STORE The idea that information passes through a series of memory stores. 4 of 24 SENSORY STORE Holds information recieved from the senses for a very short period of time. 5 of 24 SHORT-TERM STORE Holds approximately 7 chunks of information for a limited amount of time. 6 of 24 LONG-TERM STORE Holds a vast amount of information for a very long period of time. 7 of 24 RECENCY EFFECT Information recieved later is better recalled than earlier information. 8 of 24 PRIMARY EFFECT The first information recieved is recalled better than recently learnt information. 9 of 24 RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY Altering our recollection of things so that they make more sense to us. 10 of 24 STUCTURAL PROCESSING Thinking about the physical appearance of words to be learnt. 11 of 24 PHONETIC PROCESSING Thinking about the sound of the words to be learnt. 12 of 24 SEMANTIC PROCESSING Thinking about the meaning of the words to be learnt. 13 of 24 LEVELS OF PROCESSING The depth at which the information is thought about when trying to learn it. 14 of 24 INTERFERENCE Things that we have learnt that make it difficult to recall other information that we have learnt. 15 of 24 RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE When information we have previously learnt hinders our ability to recall information we have learnt previously. 16 of 24 PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE When information we have already learnt hinders our ability to recall recently learnt information. 17 of 24 CONTEXT The general setting or environment in which activities happen. 18 of 24 ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA Being unable to learn new information after suffering brain damage. 19 of 24 RETROGRADE AMNESIA Loss of memory for events that happened before brain damage occoured. 20 of 24 HIPPOCAMPUS A brain structure that is crucial for memory. 21 of 24 RELIABILITY In the context of eyewitness testimony - the extent to which it can be regarded as accurate. 22 of 24 LEADING QUESTION A question that hints that a particular type of answer is required. 23 of 24 COGNITIVE INTERVIEW A method of questioning witness that involves recreating the context of an event. 24 of 24
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