How does memory works Flashcards

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What are the 3 basic memory process? explain each

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encoding: transform info into a memory system by changing it into a format that can be mentally represented.
storage: maintaining info over time.
retrieval: locating, accessing and remembering info.

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What is the function of sensory memory?

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holding on to raw info from the senses to have enough time to encode it in the memory.

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What are the iconic and echoic sensory memories?

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iconic: visual images
echoic: sounds (auditory echos)

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What is the difference between the whole report and partial report experiment? Whose study was it? What were they testing? Result.

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The whole report name everything saw.
the partial report only line that has an arrow.
sperling
capacity and duration of sensory memory.
capacity is good, duration sucks.

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What is the function of Short-term memory?

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hold info for the moment before letting it go or transferring it to long-term memory

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What is the duration and capacity of STM?

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15-20 s considering no rehearsal 
7 items (+/- 2)
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What is chunking or grouping?

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making little groups of info to be able to remember more info.

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What is the function of long-term memory?

What is the duration and capacity?

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hold onto info for longer periods of time.
duration can be min, h, days, weeks, years, lifetime.
no known limit.

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What is recognition?

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matching an external stimulus to memory (multiple choices)

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What is recall>

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retrieving stores memory without cues. (essays)

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What is relearning?

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we can relearn info faster than we learnt it the first time in a process called savings.

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What is elaborative rehearsal?

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focus on the meaning of info by linking it to stored information.

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What is maintenance rehearsal>

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repeating info over and over hoping it will transfer.

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What is a mnemonic device?

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easy to remember phrases or acronyms that give meaning to info.

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What is overlearning? does it work?

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learning even when you feel like you know. reduces chances of blanks.

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What is retrieval practice?

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practicing pulling out info before the exam.