Memory Lecture Flashcards
What is sensory memory?
after a stimulus has been presented to the senses, they continue responding for approximately 1/10th of a second after the stimulus has been removed
Is the duration of sensory memory long or brief? Is the capacity of sensory memory low or high?
brief but extremely high capacity
Is the capacity of short term memory low or high?
low
What is more effective for rehearsing items in short term memory, visual rehearsal or auditory rehearsal?
auditory rehearsal
What is the capacity of short term memory?
around seven items
What is the capacity of long term memory? What is the duration?
unlimited capacity and can be stored for a long period of time
Which memory store (sensory, short term, or long term) has the shortest duration?
Sensory
What are explicit memories?
memories that are consciously available such as facts and personal experiences
What part of the brain stores explicit memories?
the hippocampus
What are implicit memories?
are the memory of how to do things
What part of the brain stores implicit memories?
the basal ganglia
Are there people with photographic memories?
probably not
What was Rajan Mahadevan good at remembering?
numbers
Why did S. have such good memory?
his brain was able to form associations with multiple senses of everything he encountered
The Peg word method, the Method of Loci, and the Person-Object-Action system are what type of techniques? (what is the technical term)
mnemonic
