Encoding Memories Maddie Decker, Jackson Hall, Jack Hummel, Marlo Ganter, Mitzy Hanford Jack

Encoding  The processing of information into the memory system  We process info by encoding its meaning, encoding its image, or mentally organizing it  Example: extracting memory Mitzy

Visual Encoding  The encoding of pictures and images  Rosy retrospection - the negative emotion recalled from bad events fades more rapidly than the positive emotion recalled from good events Marlo

Acoustic encoding  The encoding of sound, especially the sound of words Jack

Semantic Encoding  The encoding of meaning, including meaning of words  Processing a word more in depth  The amount remembered depends both on the time spent learning and on how you make it meaningful  Produces better recognition later Marlo

Chunking  The organizing of items into familiar, manageable units  Often occurs automatically Maddie

Mnemonic Devices  Memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices  Also help organize material for our later retrieval Mitzy

Imagery  Mental pictures  Powerful aid to effortful processing, especially when combined with semantic encoding  A memory of an event is often colored by its best and worst moment Maddie