1 - Intro To Memory

Question 1

Define cognitive psychology

Answer 1

Psychology concerned with peoples thought processes and how these affect the way they behave

Question 2

Define memory

Answer 2

The process of retaining learned information, and accessing this information when it is needed.

Question 3

Describe the processes in memory

Answer 3

Coding - the way information if changed so that it can be stored in memory

Storage - keeping memory within the memory system until it is needed

Retrieval - recovering information stored in the memory system when it is required

Question 4

Name the three memory stores

Answer 4

Sensory memory
Short term memory
Long term memory

Question 5

Describe sensory register

Answer 5

A short duration store retaining unprocessed impressions of information received throughout the senses, with a separate sensory store for each sensory input.

There is an iconic store for visual information and the echoic store for auditory information.

Question 6

Compare and contrast short term and long term memory

Answer 6

STM - temporary store
LTM - permanent store

STM capacity - 7(+ or - ) 2
LTM capacity - infinite

STM duration - 18-30 seconds
LTM duration - a lifetime

Question 7

Define capacity

Answer 7

The amount of information that can be held in memory before new incoming information displaces it.

Question 8

Define duration

Answer 8

The amount of time information can be held in a memory store before it is lost due to decay