Memory Flashcards
What is sensory memory?
After a stimulus has been presented to the senses, they continue responding for approximately 1/10th of a second after the stimulus has been removed
Is the duration of sensory memory long or brief? Is the capacity of sensory memory low or high?
Extremely brief, but extremely high capacity
Is the capacity of short term memory low or high?
Low
What is more effective for rehearsing items in short term memory, visual rehearsal or auditory rehearsal?
Auditory
Ex) Repeating phone number out loud to remember it before dialing
What is the capacity of short term memory?
Around 7 items
That’s why phone numbers are 7 digits
What is the capacity of long term memory? What is the duration?
Virtually unlimited capacity
Can store items for long periods
(Days to decades)
Which memory store (sensory, short term, or long term) has the shortest duration?
Sensory memory
What are explicit memories?
Memories that are consciously available such as facts and personal experiences
What part of the brain stores explicit memories?
Hippocampus
What are implicit memories?
Memory of how to do things
What part of the brain stores implicit memories?
Basal ganglia
Are there people with photographic memories?
Probably not
What was Rajan Mahadevan good at remembering?
Numbers
Why did S. have such good memory?
His brain was able to form associations with multiple senses of everything he encountered
The Peg word method, the Method of Loci, and the Person-Object-Action system are what type of techniques? (what is the technical term?)
Mnemonic techniques
