Chapter 3

Question 1

Long-term Memory

Answer 1

• • the permanent repository of the lifetime of information we have accumulated
• • let’s us recognize familiar people & objects, drive a car, brush our teeth, or type a letter
• • important for LTM are MEANING & ORGANIZATION
• • understanding LTM = teachers can help students ACCESS & USE their prior knowledge to create new knowledge
• • 3 types: DECLARATIVE,PROCEDURAL, CONDITIONAL

– most learning involves INTERPLAY among all three

Question 2

Learning

Answer 2

constructive process where knowledge is CREATED & RE-CREATED on the basis of previous learning

Question 3

Declarative Knowledge

Answer 3

• • knowing WHAT
• • 2 categories: SEMANTIC & EPISODIC memory

ex: I had cereal this morning, Raleigh is a city in NC

Question 4

Procedural Knowledge

Answer 4

– knowing HOW to perform certain activities

ex: make coffee, brush our teeth, open a book

Question 5

Conceptual Knowledge

Answer 5

– knowing WHEN and WHY to use declarative & procedural knowledge

ex: know basic principles of algebra and can be able to RELIABLY perform certain procedural operations (and be able to apply this concept in other situations, especially REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS