Psychology Memory Practice Exams Questions and verified answers

Encoding The processing of information into the memory system Retrieval The process of getting information out of memory storage Storage The retention of information over time Hermann Ebbinghaus The first person to study memory scientifically and systematically; used nonsense syllables and recorded how many times he had to study a list to remember it well The spacing effect We remember information better after studying it over and over Von Restorff effect Tendency to remember distinctive stimuli better than less distinctive stimuli Short-term memory Type of memory that holds a few items briefly Long-term memory The relatively permanent storage of information Hippocampus A neural center located in the limbic system; helps process explicit memories for storage Frontal lobe Part of the brain associated with attention and short term memory Amygdala This neural center is important in emotion. When active, it aids in memory formation as well. Serial position effect Where an item falls in a list will determine how well we remember it Recency effect Tendency to remember words at the end of a list especially well