Psychology exam 2 Final

Elena finds it very difficult to remember a long string of numbers, so she tries to memorize three numbers at a time. Later, she is able to repeat the numbers correctly because she grouped the numbers into more manageable groups of three. This is an example of_____.

Chucking

When people say you never forget how to ride a bike, they are referring to_____memory, also called non-declarative memory.

Implicit memory (memories that are not part of our consciousness)

What is the definition of psychology?

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism's physical state, mental state, and external environment.

___encoding is the encoding of images.

Visual (input of images)

______is another name for short-term memory.

Working memory

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

explicit memories

What is episodic memory?

it is a type of declarative memory having to do with events we have personally experience.

Remembering_____is a good example of episodic memory.

your first day of school