Storage Flashcards
Define sensory memory
Storing an exact copy of information for a few seconds
Sensory memory is what stage of memory
First stage
When and who studies momentary photographic memory
George Sperling, 1960’s
Short term memory duration is
<20 seconds
Short term memory includes
Duration and capacity
What is the Brown-Peterson Technique
Without active processing, short term memory has a short life
According to Miller, the capacity of STM is __
7, -2 +2
What are the four components of short term memory
Phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad, central executive, episodic buffer
Working memory is
Part of STM and works like a scratch pad
Working memory is sensitive to
Interpretation and interference
What is the brain in short term memory
Central Executive
What is language in short term memory
Phonological loop
What is visual semantics in short term memory
Visuospatial sketchpad
Episodic buffer =
Short term episodic memory
Reorganizing or modifying information in STM
Recoding
What are the two information chunks
Maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal
What is serial position effect
The tendency to recall the first and/or last items in a list
The ability to recall items near the beginning of a list
Primary effect
The ability to recall items near the end of a list
Recency effect
Another name for explicit memory
Declarative
Another name for implicit memory
Procedural
Explicit memory specializes in
Facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
What part of the brain helps process explicit memories
Hippocampus
Implicit memory specializes in
Retention without conscious recollection
