Memory

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Chapter 7

• Memory

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Three Stages of Memory

• Encoding
• Storage
• Retrieval

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Three Separate Memory Components (Atkinson
Schiffrin)

• Sensory memory
• Iconic
• Echoic
• Short-term (working) memory
• Long-term memory

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Long-term Memory

• Attention
• Depth of processing
• Self-reference effect
• Encoding specificity principle
• Autobiographical memory
• Eyewitness reports
• Constructivist approach
• Recovered memory/false memory controversy
• Flashbulb memory

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Two Types of Memory

• Explicit memory
• Recall
• Recognition

• Implicit memory

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Theories of Forgetting

• Decay
• Interference
• Proactive
• Retroactive
• Retrieval failure

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Memory Improvement

• Mnemonics
• Total time hypothesis
• Spacing effect
• Mental imagery
• Keyword method
• Organization
• Hierarchy
• Metamemory