Define memory and the basic processes of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
Describe sensory memory, discuss the characteristics of short-term memory, and summarize the evidence for the existence of long-term memory as distinct from short-term memory.
Describe long-term memory modules, distinguish between declarative and procedural memories, and semantic and episodic memories.
Distinguish between recall and recognition and discuss the levels-of-processing theory of memory.
Describe the concept of flashbulb memories.
Define constructive processes. Consider issues regarding the accuracy of constructed memories, including autobiographical memory.
Understand the processes that account for memory failure, including decay, interference, and cue-depending forgetting.
