Memory - Duration

Question 1

What is memory ?

Answer 1

Refers to the process in which we retain information about events that have happened in the past

Question 2

What is your short term memory ?

Answer 2

Your memory for events in the present of immediate past

Question 3

What is your long term memory ?

Answer 3

Your memory for events that have happened in the more distant past

Question 4

What is duration of STM ?

Answer 4

18-30 seconds

Question 5

Short term memories disappear unless they are what ?

Answer 5

Rehearsed

Question 6

What are the results and conclusion of Peterson’s and Peterson’s study ?

Answer 6

Participants remembered about 90% on 3 second interval and about 2% when there is 18 second interval
Suggests when rehearsal is prevented STM lasts about 20 seconds

Question 7

Method of bahrick et al

Answer 7

392 participants from the ohio between 17 and 74
High school yearbooks were obtained from participants or the schools
Recall tested in two years
1) photorecognition - 50 photos, participants high school yearbooks
2) free recall test - participants recalled all the names of their graduating class