Short-Term Working Memory Flashcards
information in ______ is lost rapidly unless it is preserved through rehearsal
Short-term memory
What are the two kinds of interference?
Proactive and Retroactive
Short-term memory can hold about how many items?
Seven
What is the “ magic number 7”?
how many items people can easily recall
The number of correct items that people can immediately recall from a sequence of items is called:
Memory Span
Identifying stimuli that vary along a single sensory continuum is
Absolute Judgement Task
A cluster of items that have been stored as a unit in long-term memory are called :
Chunks
_______ occurs when people have to divide their attention between two sources, such as the instructions and the physical objects.
Split Attention Effect
A memory code based on the sound of the stimulus (STM) is called an
Acoustic Code
A memory code based on the meaning of the stimulus (LTM) is called a
Semantic Code
An error that sounds like the correct answer is called an
Acoustic Confusion
________ are any of the basic sounds of a language that are combined to form speech.
Phoneme
a set of items in STM that can be compared against a test item to determine whether the test item is stored there is called a
Memory Set
A search that stops as soon as the test item is compared with all items in the memory set is called
Exhaustive Search
silently speaking to one’s self is called
Subvocalizing
Using different words to express the same ideas in a sentence is called
Paraphrasing
A component of Baddeley’s working memory model that maintains and manipulates acoustic information is called
phonological loop
A component of Baddeley’s working memory model that maintains and manipulates visual/spatial information is called
Visuospatial Sketchpad
A component of Baddeley’s working memory model that manages the use of working memory is called a
Central Executlive
An integration of memory codes such as combining visual and verbal codes.
Multimodal Code
The use of STM as a temporary store for information needed to accomplish a particular task is called a
Working Memory
