Glossary M

Glossary M

Deutsch: Konstruktion des Gedächtnisses / Español: Construcción de la memoria / Português: Construção da memória / Français: Construction de la mémoire / Italiano: Costruzione della memoria /

In the psychology context, memory construction refers to the process by which the brain encodes, stores, and retrieves information to create memories. This process highlights the active nature of memory, suggesting that memories are not simply recorded and stored as exact replicas of experiences but are instead constructed and reconstructed based on various influences, including prior knowledge, emotions, and social context. Memory construction involves both the initial creation of a memory (encoding and storage) and the later recollection or reconstruction of the memory when needed (retrieval).

Memory cue is defined as any stimulus associated with a particular memory. Memory cues often enhance retrieval.

Memory decay refers to the fading or weakening of memories assumed to occur when memory traces become weaker.

Memory loss which is also referred to as Amnesia is an abnormal degree of forgetfulness and/or inability to recall past events.

Memory monitoring refers to the awareness of what one is doing in memory at the moment.

Memory process is defined as the brain activity caused by the experiencing of an environmental event.

Memory self -efficacy refers to the belief in one’s ability to perform a specific memory task.

Memory span refers to a general measure of the amount of information that can be held in the short-term store.