AP Psychology Exam Reivew Unit: Memory
Information Processing Model
Encoding
Sensory memory
Effortful processing Rehearsal Forgetting curve Retention curve Hermann Ebbinghaus Forgetting curve Retention curve spacing effect Meaning Chunking 555-1212
Serial position effect Primacy effect first Recency effect last
Encoding imagery Visualization Mnemonic method of loci peg word
Organization
Forgetting: sensory memory Encoding failure Inattention Storage decay
Short-term memory Working memory 7 +/- 2 Duration = several seconds (3 sec. to 2 minutes)
Forgetting: short-term memory Encoding failure Inattention Storage decay
Long-term memory Unlimited capacity (100s of gigabits) Unlimited duration (a lifetime) Long-term potentiation LPT
Types of long-term memory
Brain and memory
Retrieval Recall Recognition Retrieval cues Priming Context effects déjà vu all over again Mood-congruent
Memory construction Misinformation effect Elizabeth Loftus Eyewitness testimony
Forgetting Storage decay Sleep deprivation Motivated forgetting face saving repression False memory syndrome Interference Proactive interference Retroactive interference
Amnesia Source amnesia (source misattribution) Age childhood amnesia
Improving memory Overlearning Spaced practice Personal meaning Mnemonic devices Refresh your memory Minimize interference Self test