Memory

Question 0

Sensory memory

Answer 0

Initial registration. Sensory info ( sights and sounds) brief register the sensation

Question 1

Process

Answer 1

Encoding- enter the data into brain

2) storage- retain the information
3) retrieval- access information

Question 2

Iconic Store

Answer 2

Visual register
Just seen something
Short term memory 1-2 seconds

Question 3

Echoic

Answer 3

Auditory register. Recognize a sound 5-10 seconds. Keep that sound

Question 4

Short term memory

Answer 4

29 seconds. Limited capacity. Can usually handle 5-9 numbers
2 pieces of infor

Question 5

Long term memory

Answer 5

20 seconds up to lifetime. Unlimited. 
Encode info- consciously 
Effort full. File info in brain 
Semantic- add meaning to what you want to remember 
Visual 
Phonological- attach sound 
Motor

Question 6

Chunking

Answer 6

Combine info into small groups/ chunks

Question 7

Method of loci

Answer 7

Visualization strategy
Typically lists. Picture familiar room and places items on list in rook
Attach meaning
Ex: pork chops in bathtub

Question 8

Hierarchies

Answer 8

Pyramid to remember information

Easy visual

Question 9

Storage- declarative ltm

Answer 9

Verbalize, consciously retrieve
A) episodic memory- personal experience. What you did on certain days
B) semantic- facts language concepts facts about the world

Question 10

Procedural long term memory

Answer 10

Skill actions procedures
Implicit
Ex: brush teeth

Question 11

Retrieval

Answer 11

Use cues. Anything that can stimulate
Visually stored- retrieve using visual cues
Use personal examples

Question 12

Context dependent memory

Answer 12

External cues to remember

Same environment it was learned

Question 13

State dependent

Answer 13

Internal cues trigger memories

Internal state at time of learning and recall

Question 14

Mood dependent memory

Answer 14

Happy will remember happy things

Question 15

Memory

Answer 15

Learning that has persisted over time

It is information that has been acquired store and can be retrieved

Question 16

Explicit memories

Answer 16

Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare

Question 17

Implicit memories

Answer 17

Retention independent of conscious recollection

Question 18

Context dependent memory

Answer 18

Putting yourself back in the context where you experience something can prime your memory retrieval

Question 19

State dependent memory

Answer 19

Learn in one state we can learn in another.

Drunk or sober

Question 20

Serial position effect

Answer 20

Tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list

Question 21

Spacing effect

Answer 21

Tendency for distributed study or practice for better long term retention