Chapter 6A

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

is an information processing system that actively receives, organizes, stores and recovers information.

Question 2

what are the three stages of the information processing model

Answer 2

encoding
storage
retrieval

Question 3

encoding

Answer 3

converting sensory information into a useable form that can be processed by the brain

Question 4

storage

Answer 4

retention of information in memory over a period of time

Question 5

retrieval

Answer 5

the process of locating and recovering the stored information from memory so that we are consciously aware of it.

Question 6

function of sensory memory

Answer 6

to filter out unnecessary information and prevent us from becoming overwhelmed

Question 7

function of short-term memory

Answer 7

receives information from sensory memory and transfers information to and from LTM

Question 8

function of long-term memory

Answer 8

information stored in LTM is organized semantically which means that the meaning of the word, phrase, picture, event or thing is encoded, as opposed to its sensory input

Question 9

the two main types of rehearsal

Answer 9

maintenance and elaborative rehearsal.

Question 10

maintenance rehearsal

Answer 10

involves repeating information being remembered over and over again so that it can be retained in STM

Question 11

elaborative rehearsal

Answer 11

is the process of linking new information in a meaningful way with other new information or information already stored in LTM to aid in its storage and future retrieval from LTM.