6.1-6.2 Intro to Memory

Question 1

Memory

Answer 1

an active system that receives information from the senses, puts it into usable form, organizes it, stores it, and then retrieves it from storage

Question 2

Encoding

Answer 2

a set of mental operations performed on incoming sensory information to convert it into a usable form for the brain’s storage system

Question 3

Storage

Answer 3

holding on to the information for a period of time depending on the system of memory used

Question 4

Retrieval

Answer 4

getting the information out of storage

Question 5

Information-Processing Model

Answer 5

model of memory that assumes the process of memory storage is like the three step memory process of a computer, Encoding-Storage-Retrieval

Question 6

Parallel Distributed Processing Model

Answer 6

model of memory that proposes memory processes take place at the same time over a large neural network across the brain,

Question 7

Levels of Processing Model (LOP-M)

Answer 7

model of memory that focused on the idea that deeply processed information about its meaning will persist longer than information merely about physical characteristics