Psychology Study Guide – Unit 7 - Memory
Levels 1/2/3 KNOWLEDGE/COMPREHENSION/APPLICATION – Be able to define, explain and/or
apply:
Memory
Episodic Memory
Flashbulb Memory
Generic (Sematic) Memory
Procedural Memory
Encoding – Visual/Accoustic/Semantic
Storage
Maintenance Rehearsal
Elaborative Rehearsal
Retrieval- Recognition/Recall/Relearning/Mnemonic devices
Context-dependent Memory
State-dependent Memory
Tip-of-the-Tongue Phenomenon
Sensory Memory – Iconic/Echoic Memory
Eidetic Memory
Short-term Memory
Primacy Effect
Recency Effect
Chunking
Interference – Proactive and Retroactive
Long-term Memory - Schema
Infantile Amnesia
Repression
Representativeness Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
Anchoring Heuristic
Symbol
Concept /Category
Prototype
1. Distinguish between the 3 KINDS of memory.
2. Distinguish between the 3 PROCESSES of memory.
3. Distinguish between the 3 STAGES of memory.
4. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the 3 KINDS of ENCODING.
5. Compare and contrast the effectiveness of various problem solving techniques:
Algorithm: Specific procedure/formula
Heuristics: “Rules of Thumb”, shortcuts
Trial and Error
Difference Reduction
Means-end Analysis
Analogies
Working Backward
Insight & Intuition (AHA moments)
Level 4 – THERE WILL BE AN EXTENDED THINKING QUESTION ABOUT EYE WITNESS
TESTIMONY RELIABILITY. Be prepared to use memory terminology to answer the prompt.