Memory - definition 2 Flashcards
Episodic memory
Memory of everyday events that can be explicitly stated or conjured.
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Semantic memory
Memory that stores general knowledge, concepts, facts, and meanings of words
Procedural memory
Knowing how to do a certain thing
Visuo-spatial sketchpad
Slave systems that allow us to visualize things in our head
Episodic buffer
Consolidates information from all slave systems and links to LTM
Central executive
Control system that filters out all information from slave system and controls what we pay attention to
Phonological loop
The systems that control what sounds we pay attention to and stores sounds
Sensory memory
Our senses, which are inputs into our MSM, most of which are ignored
Dual processing
Having the ability to perform two tasks in STM simultaneously
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Outline/describe. Apply knowledge to a novel situation. Evaluate: support/criticise