Memory Flashcards
Memory
Any indication that learning has persisted overtime
Recall
Being able to access information without being cute
Recognition
Identifying information after experiencing it again
Relearning
The process where we learn some thing for the second time
Information processing model of memory
motto of memory compares are mine to a computer in a series of three stages which are in coding automatic and effortful
Encoding
The process of putting information into the memory system
Automatic
Automatic and coding of details like times face frequency meaning of words
Effortful
Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
Storage
The creation of a permanent record of the encoded information
Retrieval
The Kong back of stored information on demand when it is needed
Parallel processing
The brains ability to make sense of several different incoming stimuli at the same time
Ackinson’s Shiffrin three stage model of memory
Three different memory systems characterized by time frames
Sensory memory
External stimuli from our senses are how just long enough to be received
Iconic memory
sensory input creates a fleeting photographic visual image
Echoinc memory
1 to 5 second auditory recording
Short term or working memory
The information we are currently aware of or thinking about
Long term memory
All memories we hold for periods of time longer than a few seconds
Explicit memory
Information that you have to consciously work to remember
Semantic memory
These are memories a fax concepts names and other general knowledge
Episodic memory
Long-term memory involves recollection of specific events