Memory #1

Question 1

What is the Modal Model of Memory (3-stage model)?

Answer 1

Sensory memory store - very brief
Short term memory
Long term memory - essentially permanent

Question 2

What is Sensory memory? What is its capacity, duration and function?

Answer 2

Function: Sustain sensations for identification
Capacity: Very large (“scenic”)
Duration: Very short (3 secs or less)

Question 3

What are echoic and iconic memory? What is the duration of each of these?

Answer 3

Echoic: Auditory sensory memory, 3 seconds
Iconic: Visual sensory memory, ½ second

Question 4

What is Short-term memory? What is its capacity, duration and function?

Answer 4

Duration: 10-15 seconds without rehearsal
Function: Do conscious work; to think
Capacity: 7 plus or minus 2 items or “chunks”

Question 5

What is the magic number (the capacity of short term memory)?

Answer 5

Chunks - what are meaningful to you in the string of numbers; hold more digits in short term memory (ex. Today’s date and independence day)

Question 6

What is attention (also called the control processes of memory)?

Answer 6

Selects info from Sensory memory

Question 7

What is rehearsal (also called the control processes of memory)?

Answer 7

Trying to remember & keeps it in working / Short term memory

Question 8

What is encoding (also called the control processes of memory)?

Answer 8

How you think about information in short term memory (get into long term memory)

Question 9

What is retrieval (also called the control processes of memory)?

Answer 9

Brings information from long term memory to working memory

Question 10

What is retrieval?