psychology key words

psychology key words

1. capacity

   • the size of the store

2. mode of representation

   • the way information is encoded or stored

3. encoding

   • how information is registered as a memory i.e. sound or smell

4. storage

   • how memeories are kept after encoding

5. semantic

   • a memory which is encoded with meaning

6. retrieval

   • how we access the memories from storage i.e. recall or recognition

7. duration

   • how long information remains in the store

8. extraneous variables

   • factors that effect the experiment without the experimenter wanting

9. participant variable

   • things about the participant that are difficult for the experimenter to control

10. situational variable

    • environmental factors that affect the experiment

11. confounding variable

    • influences the dependent variable affecting the results