MEMORY

Across 1. the phenomenon by which information in memory disrupts the recall of other information. 5. memories of which people are not consciously aware, but which can affect subsequent performance and behaviour. 8. Processes in which memories are influenced by the meaning we give to events. 11. Forgetting that occurs when there are insufficient retrieval cues to rekindle information that is in memory. 13. the process by which we encode, store, and retrieve information. 14. memory that holds information for fifteen to twenty-five seconds. 16. amnesia in which memory is lost for events that follow an injury. 20. interference in which there is difficulty in the recall of information learned earlier because of later exposure to different material. 22. the theory of memory that emphasizes the degree to which new material is mentally analyzed. 23. a meaningful grouping of stimuli that can be stored as a unit in short-term memory. 24. intentional or conscious recollection of information. 25. memories centered on a specific, important, or surprising event that are so vivid it is as if they represented a snapshot of the event. 26. the repetition of information that has entered short-term memory.

28. memory task in which individuals are presented with a stimulus and asked whether they have been exposed to it in the past or to identify it from a list of alternatives. 31. amnesia in which memory is lost for occurrences prior to a certain event. Down 2. memory for events that occur in a particular time, place, or context. 3. memory for skills and habits, such as riding a bike or hitting a baseball, sometimes referred to as nondeclarative memory. 4. a rule that, if applied appropriately, guarantees a solution to a problem. 6. memory that stores information on a relatively permanent basis, although it may be difficult to retrieve. 7. a physical change in the brain that occurs when new material is learned. 9. memory for factual information, names, faces, dates, and the like. 10. our recollections of circumstances and episodes from our own lives. 12. the initial, momentary storage of information, lasting only an instant. 14. memory for general knowledge and facts about the world, as well as memory for the rules of logic that are used to deduce other facts. 15. memory task in which specific information must be retrieved. 17. the inability to recall information that one realizes one knowsa result of the difficulty of retrieving information from long-term memory. 18. the loss of information in memory through its nonuse. 19. a set of active, temporary memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information. 21. memory loss that occurs without other mental difficulties. 27. interference in which information learned earlier disrupts the recall of newer information. 29. a phenomenon in which exposure to a word or concept later makes it easier to recall related information, even when there is no conscious memory of the word or concept. 30. mental representations of clusters of interconnected information.
32 of 32 words were placed into the puzzle.