Lecture 8 Flashcards

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Memory

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Process that allows us to store and later retrieve experiences and learned information.

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2
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Success remembering involves.. (4)

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1) Attention 2) Encoding 3) Storage 4) Retrieval

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3
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Attention (1/4)

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Aspects of the environment that we actively process or focus on

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4
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Encoding (2/4)

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Forming a unique memory code that contains the information

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5
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Storage (3/4)

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Maintaining encoded information over a period of time.

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6
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Retrieval (4/4)

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Moving information from memory storage back to conscious attention

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7
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Three Stage Model of Storage

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8
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Short Term / Working Memory :

definition and capacity

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Limited capacity memory that temporarily stores information. Normally holds 7 +/- 2 items.

Can expand capacity through “Chunking”, combining individual terms into larger units of meaning.

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