Big Concepts

Question 1

Attention

Answer 1

-focusing conscious awareness on a particular event, stimulus, or idea

Question 2

Storage

Answer 2

-the maintenance of learned info or memories over time
-until retrieved from memory into conscious awareness

Question 3

Retrieval

Answer 3

-accessing previously-learned info from memory system
-into conscious awareness

Question 4

Recall

Answer 4

-accessing info not currently present in memory system without any cues as to what the info is
-keyterms test

Question 5

Recognition

Answer 5

-Identifying info that is presented is in your memory
-definitions test

Question 6

Encoding

Answer 6

-bringing in new knowledge into memory system

Question 7

Consolidation

Answer 7

-permanently storing memories in brain

Question 8

Memory

Answer 8

-storage of info aquired through experience /continued ability to perform learned actions over time
-storage of knowledge and how to do stuff

Question 9

Atkinson Shiffrin Model

Answer 9

-3 stages for getting new knowledge
-sensory, short term, and long term memory

Question 10

DRM Procedure

Answer 10

-test
-ask you to memorize a list of related words and then testing to see if they “remember” a word that is related to the words but not on the list
-sleep test from class