Encoding Memory

Question 1

implicit/unconscious/automatic memories

Answer 1

memories of learned skills or classically conditioned associations

Question 2

implicit memory type

procedural memory

Answer 2

memories of automatic skills
* riding bike
* driving car

Question 3

automatic processing

Answer 3

info processing with little effort
* result of repetitive training
* allows us to use implicit memories

texting without knowing where keys are

Question 4

explicit memories

Answer 4

memories of facts and experiences that we consciously know and express

Question 5

explicit memory type

semantic memory

Answer 5

memories of concepts, facts, names, and other general knowledge

formulas, names of days, understanding a mammal

Question 6

episodic memory

Answer 6

memories of experiences

like episodes of tv show

Question 7

effortful processing

Answer 7

attention, conscious effort and awareness
* slower than automatic
* stores/uses explicit memories

learning def. of word, memorizing a poem

Question 8

chunking

Answer 8

organizing info into units to make it easier to remember

better for short term memory

Question 9

mnemonics

Answer 9

learning aids/strategies to use retrieval cues to help recall info

Question 10

method of loci

Answer 10

mneumonic device that usese familiar physical spaces to help remember info

Question 11

distributed practice

Answer 11

spacing out learning over time –> we learn more, better long term

Question 12

testing effect

Answer 12

enhanced memory after retrieving than rereading info

Question 13

making material meaningful

Answer 13

connecting info to previously learned material

Question 14

metacognition

Answer 14

keeping track/eval mental processes