PSY 100 PSYCHOLOGY: MEMORY EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADAD A+

PSY 100 PSYCHOLOGY: MEMORY
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADAD A+
Memory
process by which we recall experiences, information, and skills




Episodic memory
Recall of a vivid, specific event




Semantic Encoding
Encoding of meaning.




Implicit memory
includes practical skills and learned habits




encoding
the first process of memory; the translation of information into a form for future use




storage
second process of memory; makes memories available for future use

, retrieval
third memory process; locates stored information and returns it to conscious thought




rehearsal
repeated repetition of information to help the learning process




elaborative rehearsal
the process of relating new information to what you already know well.




context effect
The enhanced ability to retrieve information when you are in an environment similar to the one
in which you encoded the information.




state-dependent memories
best retrieved when a person is in the same mood as when memories were stored.




sensory memory
first stage of information storage -- the immediate, initial recording of data




short-term memory
sometime called working memory -- when information is stored for 10-12 seconds