11.2

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

Sensation refers to the stimuli information detected by the sensory receptors in our nervous system

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

-Perception is the brain organizing and interpreting these stimuli.
-Perception can be influenced by experiences and mood.
Hence, two people can react differently to the same stimuli.

Question 3

Memory

Answer 3

Memory is a mental record of events.

Question 4

Sensory memory

Answer 4

-refers to memory being brought in by the senses at a given moment.
-Is stored for only ~5 seconds
-Allows you to perceive the environment around you with details including temperature, sound and touch.
-Allows you to remember syllables long enough to understand words.
-Details that you pay attention to can be stored in your short-term memory.

Question 5

Short-term memory

Answer 5

Hold information for ~30 seconds
Store information that you are working with – hence, also known as working memory.
Information that is rehearsed may be stored in the long-term memory

Question 6

Long-term memory

Answer 6

-Long-term memory can store information for your lifetime.
-All of the knowledge that you remember is stored in your long-term memory.
-In order for a memory to used, it is moved to the short-term memory. This is known as retrieval.
-Memories that are not regularly retrieved may become blurred.