Module 2.4

Question 1

Encoding

Answer 1

involves processes and strategies to get information into memory; how it is encoded can determine how effectively information is stored and retrieved

Question 2

Mnemonic devices

Answer 2

any device or technique used to assist memory, usually by forging a link or association between the new information to be remembered and information previously encoded.

Question 3

Method of loci

Answer 3

a mnemonic technique in which the items to be remembered are converted into mental images and associated with specific positions or locations.

Question 4

Chunking

Answer 4

the process by which the mind divides large pieces of information into smaller units (chunks) that are easier to retain in short-term memory

Question 5

Hierarchies

Answer 5

systems where individuals or concepts are ranked one above another based on specific criteria

Question 6

Spacing effect

Answer 6

is a process that can cause significant differences in encoding and memory consolidation depending on whether the information is encoded all at once or distributed over time

Question 7

Massed practice

Answer 7

when information is encoded all at once

Question 8

Distributed practice

Answer 8

when information is consolidated over time

Question 9

Serial position effect

Answer 9

encoding can be affected by the order of how the information is presented; this theory says that the information at the beginning of the list or end of the list is more memorable than the middle of list

Question 10

Primacy effect

Answer 10

information at the start of the list

Question 11

Recency effect

Answer 11

information at the end of the list