Memory- how does your memory work? Flashcards
Memory and information processing: What is input?
The process of receiving information from the environment from our five senses.
What is processing?
It refers to analyzing the information we have received and refers the relationship between input and output.
What is output?
The consequence of the analysis of the input and refers to our response to the output.
What is encoding?
To store new information, we must first transform it into a form capable of being entered into the memory system. The process of forming a sensory input into a memory trace is called encoding.
What is storage?
When we register an experience, it is held as an exact copy in our storage.
What is retrieval?
It refers to the process of accessing stored memories so that they can be used.
What is duration?
It refers to how long we can keep the information in our memory, which could be from a couple of seconds, like in our sensory register or forever, like in our long-term memory.
What is capacity?
It refers to how much we can hold in our memory, much like a storage box.
What is chunking?
It involves reducing long strings of information that can be difficult to remember to shorter, more manageable chunks.
What is availability and accessibility?
Refers to the storage of the memory; accessibility refers to its retrieval. if memory is available, it means that it is stores somewhere in your memory system. Accessibility is about how well you can get at that memory, which is generally easier when prompted.
