PSYCHOLOGY Chapter 8

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.

anterograde

The three functions of memory are ________.

encoding, storage, and retrieval

The storage capacity of long-term memory is ________.

essentially limitless

What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?

explicit memory

When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma.

retrograde

What are the two components of declarative memory?

semantic and episodic

Which concept describes the effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories?

suggestibility

What is procedural memory?

type of implicit memory that stores information about how to do things

An exceptionally clear recollection of an important event is a (an) ________.

flashbulb memory