Lecture 8 Flashcards
Memory
Process that allows us to store and later retrieve experiences and learned information.
Success remembering involves.. (4)
1) Attention 2) Encoding 3) Storage 4) Retrieval
Attention (1/4)
Aspects of the environment that we actively process or focus on
Encoding (2/4)
Forming a unique memory code that contains the information
Storage (3/4)
Maintaining encoded information over a period of time.
Retrieval (4/4)
Moving information from memory storage back to conscious attention
Three Stage Model of Storage
Short Term / Working Memory :
definition and capacity
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.