Ch. 5 Short Term and Working Memory Flashcards
This type of memory is the retention, for brief periods of time, of the effects of >this type of (ears, eyes, nose) stimulation.
Sensory Memory
Repeating a stimulus over and over
Rehersal
The process of remembering information that is stored in long-term memory is called ____________.
Retrieval
The process of storing a number in long-term memory is called _________.
Encoding
a short-lived sensory memory that registers all or most of the information that hits our visual receptors, but that this information _________ within less than a second.
Decays
Brief sensory memory for visual stimuli, called ______memory or the image.
Iconic Memory
This persistence of sound, called ________memory, lasts for a few seconds after presentation of original stimulus.
Echoic Memory
________is the system involved in storing small amounts of information for a brief period of time.
Short-term Memory
A cognitive exercise where someone is presented with stimuli and then, after a delay, are asked to report back as many stimuli as possible.
Recall
A concept to describe the fact that small units (like words) can be combined into larger meaningful units.
Chunking
A limited-capacity system for temporary storage and manipulation of information for complex tasks such as comprehension, learning, and reasoning.
Working Memory
(Baddeley) Used to maintain verbal information for a short time and for acoustic rehearsal
Phonological Loop
(Baddely) Used for maintaining and processing visuo-spatial information. (How I get around campus)
Visuospatial sketch pad
•(Baddeley) Focuses attention on relevant items and inhibits irrelevant ones (Where all the work is done)
Central Executive component
Confusing letters that sound the same.
Phonological Similarity Effect
