Lecture 8

Question 1

What are the two main types of memory?

Answer 1

-Short-term memory(STM)
-Long-term memory(LTM)

Question 2

What is the first stage in memory and what does it do?

Answer 2

It determines which information is attended to in the environment and how it is interpreted.

Question 3

What are 3 facts about LTM?

Answer 3

-Brain capacity–> not confidently established
-People remember experiences connected with emotions
-Data stored in LTM is not a high-resolution representation of each particular experience

Question 4

What are 3 facts about STM?

Answer 4

-STM can only hold about 7(+-2) chunks of info
-STM can hold info between 15s and 30s
-After that, info either goes to LTM or forgotten.

Question 5

What is Miller’s Law?

Answer 5

-STM can only hold about 7(+-2) chunks of info

Question 6

What did Bergman and Whittaker invent to help with personal information management?

Answer 6

Three interdependent processes model(2016):
-How to decide what stuff to keep
-How to organize it when storing
-Which strategies to use to retrieve it later

Question 7

What is the most common approach to personal information management?

Answer 7

To use folders and naming

Question 8

What are the two main types of learning?

Answer 8

-Incidental learning(recognizing faces)
-Intentional learning(studying for exam)

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