chapter eight: memory Flashcards
what is memory
experience happens and only attended information pass through
how can a short-term memory convert into a long-term memory
repetition
what is sensory memory
an after image memory tied to lights and sounds, lasting a couple of seconds
what is a short-term memory
working memory which is information stays for 30 seconds and if it is not attended, will be forgotten due to limited capacity
what is long-term memory
anything that lasts from a minute to a lifetime. there is no capacity limit to how many, the more you repeat the stronger it is
what is serial position effect
tendency to remember info at the beginning or end of a series
what is the effect called when someone has good memory of items at beginning of a list
primacy effect
what is the effect called when someone has good memory of items at the end of a list
recency effect
what did george miller figure out
the magic number 7
what is the magic number seven
the maximum amount of items people can handle is seven
what adds refinement to the idea of short-term memory
working memory model
what is different between short-term memory and the working memory model
both the same, but working model has distinction of verbal and visual sensations
what does the central executive do
central executive is you being aware of what is happening
what is another word for phonological loop
repeating (internally or externally)
what is the best way to store memory
visualizing or having a visuospatial sketch pad
what is an episodic buffer
having an order of events
what memory model is tied to brain development
working memory
what tends to be the last lobe to fully develop
the frontal lobe
what do LSATs or MCATs typically measure
a person’s working memory capacity
what kind of memory is facts and trivia
semantic memory
what is episodic memory
experience events that you can place yourself in at a moment of time
how does your body know when lunch is and to be hungry
classical conditioning, association to something to make you feel like you need to do a certain thing
what memory is tied to habitual processes
procedural memory
what can happen if you don’t regularly repeat information in long-term memory
it will be easily forgotten
how can long-term memory be enhanced
making the memory more meaningful, repeating it
what did the generation effect conclude
people learn better when one can generate own conclusions rather than getting answers to situations
what can verbalizing help do
the production effect, more effort in speaking leads to a more memorable memory
what can teaching or explaining a concept to someone do
allow for one to deeply process information and make memory more meaningful
what did elaborative interrogation conclude
people who had to come up with reason and had to elaborate tended to do better than those given the explanation
