Memory Flashcards
What does memory involve?
encoding, retrieval, storage of information
What does all information entering the brain pass through?
Sensory memory and enters short term memory/ working memory
What happens to the information in short term memory ?
Transferred to long term memory or is discarded
What does sensory memory retain?
visual and acoustic input received for a few seconds
How big is the capacity for short term memory?
Limited and holds information for a short time
How can short term memory be improved?
By chunking
What can short term memory also do?
Process data, to a limit extent as well as store it
What can working memory model perform
simple cognitive tasks
What is the maximum amount of your memory span
Seven items at any one time
How to we maintain or lose items
Maintain items by rehearsal and loss of items by displacement and decay
How big is the capacity for long term memory?
Unlimited capacity and holds information for a long time
How to do you transfer information for short term memory to long term memory?
By rehearsal, organization and elaboration.
How is retrieval aided?
By the use of contextual cues
What is rehearsal regarded as?
Shallow form of encoding information into long term memory
What is elaboration regarded as?
As a deeper form of encoding which leads to improved information retention
