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