MEMORY AND LEARNING / ENCODE, STORE, RETRIEVE / CAPACITY AND DURATION

Question 1

DEFINITION: MEMORY

ESR

Answer 1

• It is an active process of encoding, storing and retrieving information when we need it
• It is the information processor (Enables us to ENCODE, STORE and RETRIEVE)
• It is also an ACTIVE Information System.

Question 2

DEFINITION: LEARNING

Answer 2

• Relatively permanent change in behavior
• This occurs as a result of experience.
• We are able to Measure the behaviour.

NOTE: Learning is DEPENDENT on memory

Question 3

DEFINITION: CAPACITY

Answer 3

• HOW MUCH information is stored for?

Question 4

DEFINITION: DURATION

Answer 4

• HOW LONG Information can be stored/held for?

Question 5

ENCODING, STORING, RETRIEVAL / MULTI-STORE MODEL OF MEMORY

Answer 5

ENCODING: Creating a new memory. CONVERTING information into a usable form (code)

STORE: The code needs to be in s form that is able to be STORED in our MEMORY SYSTEM

RETRIEVAL: If the stored information is used later, it must be RETRIEVED (Meaning, it must be brought back into our consciousness)

Multi-store model of Memory:

• Atkinson and Shiffrin
• Sensory input… SM… STM… LTM
• Pioneered movement toward multiple memory stores.