Lesson 1 Memory

Question 1

Cognitive Psychology

Answer 1

Cognitive psychology is concerned with people’s thought processes and how these affect the way in which they behave.

Question 2

Memory

Answer 2

Memory is the process of retaining learned information, and accessing this information when it is needed. Memory is an important factor in how human beings process information

Question 3

Coding

Answer 3

The way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory.

Question 4

Storage

Answer 4

Keeping information within the memory system until it is needed.

Question 5

Retrieval

Answer 5

Recovering information stored in the memory system when it is required.

Question 6

Sensory Register

Answer 6

The Sensory Register (SR) contains unprocessed impressions of information received through the senses. It has a separate sensory store for each sensory input. There is an iconic store for visual information and the echoic store for auditory information.

Question 7

Short term memory

Answer 7

Short-Term Memory (STM) is a temporary store for information received from the SR.

Question 8

Long term memory

Answer 8

Long-Term Memory (LTM) is a permanent store holding limitless amounts of information for long periods of time, potentially a lifetime.

Question 9

Capacity

Answer 9

The amount of information that can be held in memory before new incoming information displaces it. This means the information is ‘pushed out’.

Question 10

Duration

Answer 10

The amount of time information can be held in a memory store before it is lost due to decay. This means the information ‘fades away’.