Memory definitions Flashcards
1
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memory
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the process of retaining learned info + accessing this when it is needed
2
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3 processes in memory
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- coding
- storage
- retrieval
3
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coding
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the way info is changed so it can be stored in memory
4
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storage
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keeping info within the memory system until is needed
5
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retrieval
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recovering info stored in the memory system when it si required
6
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memory stores
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- sensory register
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
7
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SR
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- sensory register
- contains unprocessed impressions of info received through senses
- iconic store = visual info
- echoic store = auditory info
8
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STM
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- short term memory
- a temporary store for info received from the SR
9
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LTM
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- long term memory
- a permanent store holding limitless amounts of info for long periods of time, potentially a lifetime
10
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capacity
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the amount of info that can be held in memory before new incoming info displaces it
11
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duration
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the amount of time info can be held in a memorys tore before it is lost due to decay
