Memory Flashcards
What are the 3 stages of memory?
What does each stage do the information?
1) Encoding - transformation
2) Storage - retention
3) Retrieval - recovery
Which type of memory does the multi-store memory model represent?
Working memory
What are the 3 types of long term memory?
What do they consist of?
Episodic - autobiographical
Semantic - general knowledge about world
Procedural - skills based
What does the serial position curve show?
The position of a word in a list influences how easy it is to recall
What is the primacy effect?
Which type of memory retains this?
Recalling words at start of list
Long term memory
What is the recency effect?
Which type of memory retains this?
Recalling words at end of list
Short term memory
What is echoic memory?
Short term memory of auditory stimuli
What is iconic memory?
Short term visual memory
What is the digit span of short term memory?
7±2 items