Memory and information processing Flashcards
What is acoustic encoding?
Holding sound information
What is visual encoding?
Holding images
What is semantic encoding?
Holding the meaning of information
What is processing?
The way we perform on sensory information in the brain.
What is Input?
Human memory, this refers to the sensory information we receive from our environment
What is storage?
The retention of information in our memory system
What is encoding?
Turning sensory information into a form that can be used and stored by the brain
What is acoustic encoding?
The process of storing sound in our memory system
What is visual encoding?
The process of storing something that is seen in our memory system
What is semantic encoding?
The process of storing the meaning of information in our memory system. We store the definition meaning of that word
What is output?
This refers to the information we recall; in a broader sense, the output can refer to the behavioural response
What is retrieval?
The recall of stored memories
