define memory

the set of processes uses to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time

what are the three types of encoding?

semantic, visual, and acoustic (not auditory?)

what type of encoding gives the best memory of verbal information?

semantic, because you have a deeper understanding/better connection between that and other nodes in memory net * bonus points if it's self referential

what is the self-reference effect

the tendency to have better memory of things we can relate to ourselves/our experiences

describe the Aktinson-Shiffrin model of memory

what are two types of rehearsal we use to move info from working to long-term memory?

active and elaborative

what are two things that affect short-term memory retention?

memory trace decay and interference

what is proactive interference?

prior info blocks new info

what is retroactive interference?

new info blocks retrieval of prior info

describe three processes that memory involves

describe two types of long-term memory

what are procedural, episodic, and semantic memory?

what are the three ways we retrieve memories from long-term storage?

what are the 4 brain structures involved in memory?

hippocampus, amygdala, cerebellum, and prefrontal cortex

what is the misinformation effect?

what is false memory syndrome?

describe two types of interference