memory - psychology Flashcards
what is the process of moving information into long-memory store?
storage
what is changing raw sensory information into a useable form to process
encoding
what is accessing memories from long-term memory for use or updating
retrieval
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information from ——- memory can be brought back to ——- memory through the process of —-
information from long-term memory can be brought back to short-term memory through the process of retrieval
is the following statement true or false?
only information that we pay attention to is moved from sensory memory to short-term memory
true
the amount of information our brain can hold is called?
capacity
the length of time the information stays in our brain is called?
duration
what’s the difference between short-term and long-term memory
short-term memory is limited and can only hold information for up to 18-30 seconds, whereas long-term memory is unlimited and hold information for a unlimited amount of time
where information from the external world is first captured by the senses
sensory memory
a memory structure that has limited duration and capacity
short-term memory
a memory structure that has unlimited duration and capacity
long-term memory
the amount of information a structure can hold. is called?
capacity
the length of time information can be held in a structure.what is this called?
duration
what memory has unlimited capacity and duration
long-term memory
what memory has limited capacity and duration
short-term memory
Identify which sense is registered in iconic memory.
visual
Identify whether the following statement is true or false.
From the Sperling (1960) experiment it was concluded that all information coming in through our iconic memory is registered.
true
what did they do in sperling’s experiment
they tested iconic memory by showing participants an image of letters and numbers for 50 milliseconds. after the participants were asked to recall what they remembered
why did the sperling’s experiment only show 50 milliseconds of images?
they were interested in testing what was registered by iconic memory
Information can be held in your echoic memory for about?
3-4 seconds
what kind of information does echoic memory hold?
auditory information
iconic memory holds?
visual information
duration of iconic memory?
0.3 seconds
duration of echoic memory
3 to 4 seconds
