Memory Flashcards
Sensory memory
Initial registration. Sensory info ( sights and sounds) brief register the sensation
Process
Encoding- enter the data into brain
2) storage- retain the information
3) retrieval- access information
Iconic Store
Visual register
Just seen something
Short term memory 1-2 seconds
Echoic
Auditory register. Recognize a sound 5-10 seconds. Keep that sound
Short term memory
29 seconds. Limited capacity. Can usually handle 5-9 numbers
2 pieces of infor
Long term memory
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
Chunking
Combine info into small groups/ chunks
Method of loci
Visualization strategy
Typically lists. Picture familiar room and places items on list in rook
Attach meaning
Ex: pork chops in bathtub
Hierarchies
Pyramid to remember information
Easy visual
Storage- declarative ltm
Verbalize, consciously retrieve
A) episodic memory- personal experience. What you did on certain days
B) semantic- facts language concepts facts about the world
Procedural long term memory
Skill actions procedures
Implicit
Ex: brush teeth
Retrieval
Use cues. Anything that can stimulate
Visually stored- retrieve using visual cues
Use personal examples
Context dependent memory
External cues to remember
Same environment it was learned
State dependent
Internal cues trigger memories
Internal state at time of learning and recall
Mood dependent memory
Happy will remember happy things
Memory
Learning that has persisted over time
It is information that has been acquired store and can be retrieved
Explicit memories
Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
Implicit memories
Retention independent of conscious recollection
Context dependent memory
Putting yourself back in the context where you experience something can prime your memory retrieval
State dependent memory
Learn in one state we can learn in another.
Drunk or sober
Serial position effect
Tendency to recall best the last and first items in a list
Spacing effect
Tendency for distributed study or practice for better long term retention
