Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby)100% correct(RATED A+)

anterograde amnesia - ANSWER when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing - ANSWER Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory - ANSWER Things that people know (or can know) echoic memory - ANSWER Sounds elaborative rehearsal - ANSWER A method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making that info meaningful in some way Encoding - ANSWER Converting environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes encoding specificity - ANSWER Tendency for memory of info to be improved if related info that is available when the memory is first formed is also available when the memory is being retrieved flashbulb memory - ANSWER Automatic encoding due to unexpected, highly emotional event Forgetting - ANSWER Failure to properly store information for future use iconic memory - ANSWER Things we see information-processing model - ANSWER Assumes the processing of info for memory storage is similar to the way a computer processes memory in a series of 3 stages long-term memory - ANSWER System of memory into which all the info is placed to be kept more or less permanently maintenance rehearsal - ANSWER Staying something over and over in your head in order to remember it in STM Memory - ANSWER System that senses, organizes, stores, and retrieves information misinformation effect - ANSWER misleading information presented after event can affect