Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby) With Complete Solutions

Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby) With Complete Solutions anterograde amnesia - answerwhen memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing - answerRetrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory - answerThings that people know (or can know) echoic memory - answerSounds elaborative rehearsal - answerA method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making that info meaningful in some way Encoding - answerConverting environmental and mental stimuli into memorable brain codes encoding specificity - answerTendency 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 - answerAutomatic encoding due to unexpected, highly emotional event Forgetting - answerFailure to properly store information for future use iconic memory - answerThings we see information-processing model - answerAssumes 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 - answerSystem of memory into which all the info is placed to be kept more or less permanently