cognition Flashcards
memory
retention of information or expirence over time
encoding
how info gets into your brain
storage
where info goes
selective attention
involves focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring others
divided attention
involves concentrating on more than one thing at a time
sustained attention
is the ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
level of processing
we remember things we spend more cohnitive time and energy processin
elaboration
refers to the formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus at any given level of memory encoding
Self-reference
relating material to your own experience
imagery
Used mental imagery to recall enormous amounts of information
levels of processing model
We remember things we spend more cognitive time and energy processing
three box model information processing model
information processing begins in sensory memory, moves to short-term memory, and eventually moves to long-term memory.
sensory memory
holds information from the world as an exact copy for 1/2 to 3 secs
echoic memory
auditory sensory memory 2-3 seconds
iconic memory
visual sensory memory 1 sefc
