| |of information. |
|How many steps to the basic memory process are there? What are they? |3; encoding,storage, retrieval |
|What is encoding? |Changing physical stimuli into a form that the memory system can use |
|What is storage? |Maintaining memories |
|What is retrieval? |Locating specific information and bringing it into consciousness |
|What are the 3 types of encoding? |Acoustic,visual,semantic (encoding is how info is put into the brain) |
|What are the 3 types of storage? |Episodic, procedural,semantic (also the types of memories) |
|What are the types of retrieval? |Recall,recognition |
|What is acoustic encoding? |Mental representation of information as a sequence of sounds |
|*What is visual encoding? |Mental representation of information as images |
|What is semantic encoding? |Mental representation of experiences by its general meaning |
|What are episodic memories? |Memory of an event that happened when one was present |
|What are procedural memories?