Memory Processes and Serial Position Effects Quiz

Storage is the process of retaining information over time in memory.

Encoding refers to converting sensory input into a form that can be stored in memory.

Working memory is responsible for temporary storage and manipulation of information.

Retrieval is the process of bringing to mind previously encoded and stored information.

Episodic memory is associated with remembering specific events and experiences.

Semantic memory is related to facts and general knowledge about the world.

Sensory memory briefly stores and processes incoming sensory information.

Primacy effect is the tendency to recall the first items in a list more easily.

Recency effect is the tendency to recall the last items in a list more easily.

Serial position effect is the phenomenon where beginning and end list items are more easily recalled.

Atkinson and Shiffrin proposed the multi-store model of memory.

Retroactive interference occurs when newer information interferes with the retrieval of older information.

Alan Baddeley proposed the concept of working memory.

Maintenance rehearsal is the process of holding limited information in mind for a short time.

Decay theory suggests that memories fade or decay over time if not accessed or used.