Lecture 6 Flashcards
How does the modal model works?
Information goes to early analysis where it is send to the short term memory. If it is rehearsed, it will be send to the long term memory, where it will stay. If you want to retrieve this info it will go from LTM back to STM.
When it isn’t rehearsed, it will be lost.
How to passage info from STM to LTM?
- Rehearsal/practice
- Consolidation
What is maintenance rehearsal?
repeating items over and over to maintain them
What is elaborative rehearsal?
thinking about the meaning of the information and connecting it to other information already stored in memory
What is massed practice?
a learning procedure in which practice trials occur close together in time, either in a single lengthy session or in sessions separated by short intervals.
Distributed practice
a learning procedure in which practice periods for a particular task are separated by lengthy rest periods or lengthy periods of practicing different activities or studying other material, rather than occurring close together in time.
Consolidation
The process of integrating new information into
stored information
Intentional Learning
The participants are aware that
their memory is going to be tested and they intentionally try
to remember the materials
Incidental learning
Participants are unaware that a
there will be a memory test. They learn without any
intention to learn
What is proactive interference?
Older info prevents or interferes with the learning or retrieval of newer info
the tendency of previously learned material to hinder subsequent learning.
What is retroactive interference?
new info interferes with the retrieval of old info
the tendency of later learning to hinder the memory of previously learned material.
What is the capacity of STM?
7 +- 2
How do we encode stm?
Mostly acoustic
What is the duration of stm?
Around 20 seconds
How do we forget stm?
Interference
What is the capacity of ltm?
Unlimited
How do we encode LTM?
Mostly semantic
What is the duratuon of LTM?
Hours to life time
How do we forget LTM?
Interference
Synesthesia
a phenomenon in which a combined perception occurs.
experiences are elicited by sensory stimuli or cognitive concepts
Hearing music and seeing colors in your mind
Categorization/clustering
If you can categorize the information in a way, there is a higher chance to remember it.
Milk, yogurt, cheese= milk products
Peg-word systems
a memory aid that involves linking words with numbers
one-gun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, etc
Method of loci
locations on a familiar route or rooms in a familiar building to arrange and recollect memorial content.
Memory palace
Similiar to Loci. Imagine you are in a palace. In each room you store the info you need to remember.
