test module 30-41 Flashcards
how is memory defined?
persistence of learning over time through encoding, storage, and retrieval of information
Alzheimers disease?
difficulty remebering new information, complex speech devotes to simple sentences, family and friends become strangers
how is memory measured?
recall, recogniton, and relearning
recall (a way memory is measured)?
retreiving information that is not currently in your concious awarness but was learned at an ealier time (ex. fill in the blanks questions, short answer, or essay prompt)
recogniton (a way memory is meausred)
identifying items previously learned (multiple choice or matching)
relearning (a way memory is measured)
learning something more quickly when you learn it a second time (studying for a final exam over the entire years course content)
how did hermann ebbinghaus test speeds of relearning?
randomly selected samples of syllables (kinda like we did in class like “jit or zif”), praticed them and tested himself on his ability to accurately recall the items, he discovered that the more he practiced the words on day 1, the less time was required to relearn on day 2
psychologists propose an information processing model to desrible the human memory system:
1)encode:put in the new information. 2)store: organize the information. 3)retreive: pull out the information
psychologists propose an information processing model to desrible the human memory system:
1)encode:put in the new information. 2)store: organize the information. 3)retreive: pull out the information
what is paralell processing?
considering many aspects of a problem simultaneously
three stage model of memory:
1)sensory memory: in immediate very breif recording of sensory imformation in the memory system. 2)short-term memory: memory that holds a few items breifly before the information is stored or forgotten. 3)long-term memory: relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system
automatic processing:
information that slips into long-term memory via the “back door” without our conciosly attending to it. unconcious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, and frequency
working memory:
newer understanding of short term memory, adds concious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual information, and of imformation retreived from long term memory (automatic processing)