Module 24 Flashcards
Persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information
Memory
Recalling information, recognizing it, relearning it more easily on a later attempt
Evidence of Memory
Ebbingahaus found
The more time he practiced a list of nonsense syllables on day 1, the less time he required to relearn it on day 2
Psychologists use memory models to
Think and communicate
Process of getting information into the memory system
Encoding
The process of retaining encoded information over time
Storage
Process of getting information out of memory storage
Retrieval
Three stages in the Atkinson Shiffrin model
Sensory Memory
Short-term Memory
Long-term Memory
Involves newer understanding of short-term memory
Working memory
Conscious facts and experiences encoded through conscious, effortful processing
(Stuff you know you know)
Explicit Memory
Stuff you don’t know that you know, automatically take in
Implicit Memories
First stage in forming explicit memories
Sensory Memory
Picture-image memory
Ionic memory
Sound Memory
Echoic memory
Activated memory that holds a few items briefly
Short-term Memory
