memory Flashcards
What are leading questions?
Questions that encourage a specific answer (e.g., “Was the perpetrator Black?” instead of “What ethnicity was the perpetrator?”)
Leading questions can introduce bias in responses during interviews or surveys.
What is long-term memory?
A memory store with potentially unlimited storage and duration.
Long-term memory is essential for retaining information over extended periods.
What is the phonological loop?
A working memory component that processes auditory information by repeating words in a loop.
The phonological loop is crucial for tasks like language comprehension and verbal learning.
What is proactive interference?
When old information interferes with new learning (e.g., a teacher remembering old students’ names instead of new ones).
This phenomenon can hinder the ability to acquire new knowledge.
What is procedural memory?
A type of unconscious long-term memory for actions like walking or driving.
Procedural memory allows individuals to perform tasks without conscious thought.
What is retroactive interference?
When new learning interferes with old memories (e.g., a teacher forgetting old students’ names due to learning new ones).
This can lead to difficulties in recalling previously learned information.
What is semantic memory?
A type of conscious long-term memory for factual information, without contextual details.
Semantic memory is important for knowledge about the world and language.
What is the sensory register?
A very short-term store for sensory information before it is processed.
The sensory register captures information from the senses for a brief moment.
What is short-term memory?
A memory store lasting about 30 seconds, holding 5-9 pieces of information.
Short-term memory is limited in capacity and duration, critical for immediate recall.
What is the visuo-spatial sketchpad?
A working memory component that temporarily stores visual and spatial information.
The visuo-spatial sketchpad is vital for tasks involving visual imagery and navigation.
What is procedural memory?
A type of unconscious long-term memory for actions like walking or driving.
What is retroactive interference?
When new learning interferes with old memories.
Example: A teacher forgetting old students’ names due to learning new ones.
What is semantic memory?
A type of conscious long-term memory for factual information, without contextual details.
What is the sensory register?
A very short-term store for sensory information before it is processed.
What is short-term memory?
A memory store lasting about 30 seconds, holding 5-9 pieces of information.
What is the visuo-spatial sketchpad?
A working memory component that temporarily stores visual and spatial information.
What is capacity?
The maximum amount of information that memory can hold.
What is the central executive?
An important feature in the working memory model that is poorly understood but it is said to direct information to the appropriate slave systems in the model.
What is coding?
The way different memory system store information by converting that information into a suitable format for our brain.
What is duration?
The length of time memory stay stored in memory.
What is the episodic buffer?
A component of the working memory model that puts information from all other components to make a combined sensible memory.
What is episodic memory?
A type of conscious long-term memory which consists of multiple senses integrated together to form “everyday” memories.
