PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Amygdala, Interpersonal Attraction
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Module 24: memory- the persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information, measuring retention: recall, recognition, and relearning. Recall: a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. A person must retrieve information that is not currently in your conscious awareness but that was learned at an earlier time. A measure of memory in which the person need to only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple choice test. Relearning- a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again. Encoding- the processing of information into the memory system- for example, by extracting meaning. Parallel processing- the processing of many aspects of problem simultaneously; the brain"s natural mode of information processing for many functions. Sensory memory- the immediate- very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.
