memory Flashcards
define memory?
constructive process through which actively organise and shape info
what IPM?
information processing model
list parts of IPM?
encoding; storage; retrieval
how info get into memory?
encoding
how info maintained in memory?
storage
how info pulled back out of memory?
retrieval
what is encoding?
organisation of sensory information so brain can process
what must learners do to information to store, and where is it retrieved from?
encoded, retrieved from storage
what first step in flow of memory?
encoding
what encoding require?
attention
what affects encoding?
divided attention, esp. during retrieval
what is IPM likened to?
a computer
limitations ipm?
memories described as ‘hard data’ but human memories soft and easily changed
what does memory rely on?
how deeply info processed
what storage involve?
maintaining info available in memory