Memory and sensory memory

Question 1

What is memory?

Answer 1

The storage and retrieval of information aquired through learning

Question 2

Encoding

Answer 2

converting information to a useable form

Question 3

Storage

Answer 3

retaining information in memory

Question 4

Retrieval

Answer 4

Information recovered from memory when needed

Question 5

Structural features

Answer 5

permanent built in features of memory that do not change

Question 6

Control processes

Answer 6

Selected by the individual may vary across situations

Question 7

Sensory memory

Answer 7

The entry area of memory
All the stimuli that bombard our senses are retained in their original form for a very brief time in memory sub systems called sensory registers

Question 8

Iconic memory

Answer 8

visual sensory memory
Duration: images only last in iconic memory for 0.3 of a second
- this is long enough for the identification of the stimulus to begin

Question 9

Echoic memory

Answer 9

auditory sensory memory

Duration: stores sounds for 3-4 seconds