module 24 - intro to memory

Question 1

define:

memory

Answer 1

the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of info

Question 2

define:

flashbulb memory

Answer 2

a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment/event

Question 3

what are the 3 stages of Atkinson-Shiffrin’s three stage processing model of memory?

Answer 3

1. we first record to-be-remember info as a fleeting sensory memory
   (the immediate, very brief recording of sensory info in the mem system)
2. it is then processed into a short-term memory
   (activated mem that holds a few items briefly before the info is stored or forgotten)
   where it is then encoded through rehearsal for
3. long term memory
   (the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. includes knowledge, skills, experiences, etc)
   and later retrieval

Question 4

explain:

why is the 3 step process limited and fallible?

Answer 4

some info skip the first 2 stages and is processed into a long term memory automatically w/o our conscious awareness (referred as the working memory)

Question 5

define:

working memory

Answer 5

a newer understanding of short term memory that involves conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual spatial info, and of info retrieved from long term mem

Question 6

fill in the blank:

working memory quickly fades unless we keep __________ / _____ it

Answer 6

rehearsing / using