Lecture 1 - Information Processing Flashcards
1
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What is Information Processing?
A
- Everything that the brain does!
- Thinking
- Analysing
- Processing
- Remembering
- Problem Solving
2
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What is the Modal Model?
A
- Common elements of proposed theories
- Sensory Memory
- Working Memory
- Long Term Memory
- Encoding
- Retrieval
3
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What is the Sensory Memory?
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- Information coming in through the senses
- Duration =
1/2 second visual
3 seconds for auditory i
4
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What is the Working Memory?
A
- Any time you are actively thinking or calculating
- Organises, rehearses and discards information
- Capacity = 7+-2 rule
- Duration = 20 - 30 seconds
5
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What is Long Term Memory?
A
- Long term storage
- Everything we know
- Memories, skills, procedures
- Duration = none known
- Capacity = potentially limitless/not known
6
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What is Encoding?
A
- The process that moves information from the SM to the WM and on to the LTM
- Achieved through consciously thinking about/practicing
7
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What is Retrieval?
A
- Process that brings information back from the LTM into the WM
8
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What is the thinking behind the Modal Model?
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- Popular in the 1980s
- Way of representing the brain like a computer
- Functional model - not biological/physical
9
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What are some limitations of the Modal Model?
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- Suggests processing is sequential (in reality processes overlap and vary)
- Over-reliance on computer metaphor (brain is much more complicated and messy)
10
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What is Effortful Processing?
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- Deliberate focus of attention
- Happens in the WM
11
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What is Automatic Processing?
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- No intentional effort
- Occurs unconsciously
- Happens in SM
12
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What are some classroom implications around information processing?
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- Teachers must be careful not to overload students
- Must build on what students already know
- Allow time for processing and re-engagement
