Memory Flashcards
Memory is…
The process of retaining information over time
Information we retain over time
Memory recall is when…
We consciously re-access a memory without having to be reminded of the memory first
Which researchers said we could remember how much in our short term memory?
According to Jacobs the capacity of short-term memory is 7±2 letters or numbers. But, according to Miller, the capacity of short-term memory is actually 7±2 chunks of information
Who invented the working memory model?
Alan Baddely & Graham Hitch
Support for the working memory model comes from three sources:
Firstly, case studies of patients like KF, who lost the ability to retain verbal information in short-term memory, but could still retain visual information in short-term memory.
Next, dual-task studies show that patients perform better when they have to do one visual task and one verbal task at the same time, than two visual tasks at the same time.
Finally, brain imaging studies indicate that different parts of the brain are active during verbal short-term memory tasks and visual short-term memory tasks.
