Memory (Come back to this one)

Question 1

How many things can we store in memory at once (generally)?

Answer 1

4-5 things.

Question 2

What is the serial position curve?

Answer 2

The order in the list you saw tends to affect how likely the word is to be recalled.

Question 3

What is the primacy effect?

Answer 3

The first few words are more likely to be remembered. (They go to your long term memory.)

Question 4

What is the recency effect?

Answer 4

The last few words on the list tend to be remembered (Due to short term or working memory)

Question 5

What happens if rehearsal is prevented?

Answer 5

The recency effect (which is where someone remembers the last few items on a list) is eliminated.)

Question 6

What happens if items on a list are presented slower?

Answer 6

Primacy effect (which allows us to remember things at the first of the list) is improved. Recency isn’t affected.

Question 7

What is the phonological similarity effect?

Answer 7

Words that sound similar affect recall ability.

Question 8

What are the different levels of elaborative rehearsal process?

Answer 8

Shallow- “Are these words in the same typeface?”
Medium- “Do these words rhyme?”
Deeper- “Are these words synonymous?”

Question 9

What are the three components of the Modal Model?

Answer 9

Early analysis- Taking in the information and deciding if it’s relevant.
Primary memory- The working memory storage space.
Long term memory- Unlimited capacity.