Memory Flashcards
sensory memory lasts ___
a few seconds
two types of sensory memory
iconic, echoic
_______ is capable of storing a great deal of information for a short period of time
sensory memory
duration of short term memory
30 seconds
encoding of short term memory is believed to be primarily ____
acoustic
two types of short term memory
primary memory (passive memory storage); working memory
primary memory
9 units (7 +/- 2); ability to hold more information if chunked
working memory
manipulation and processing of information
information is more likely to be transferred to LTM with ____ than ____
elaborative rehearsal; maintenance rehearsal
encoding to LTM is largely ____
semantic, with some info encoded visually or acoustically
LTM consists of ___ memory and ____ memory
secondary (recent); remote (distant)
procedural memory is also known as
implicit memory
brain structures involved in implicit memory
basal ganglia, cerebellum
implicit memory
stores info about how to do things; acquired through observation/practice; difficult to forget
Two types of declarative memories
semantic and episodic
declarative memories are also known as
explicit
explicit memory
mediates the acquisition of facts; requires conscious recollection
brain structures involved in explicit memory
hippocampus, frontal lobes
semantic memory
language; common sense; rules/logical inference
episodic memory
autobiographical; events
____ memory is affected more by normal aging than ____ or ____
episodic is affected more than semantic or procedural
prospective memory
capacity to remember to do things in the future
