Types of memory:Short term memory Flashcards
1
Q
Millers magic number
A
7+-2
2
Q
What is Millers magic number?
A
The amount of information the short term memory can hold
3
Q
what coding does short term memory use?
A
Acoustic
4
Q
How long does information stay in your STM?
A
18-30 seconds
5
Q
How big is the capacity of long term memory?
A
Unlimited capacity
6
Q
What coding does LTM use?
A
semantic (the meaning of information)
7
Q
what are the different types of LTM?
A
Episodic
semantic
procedural
8
Q
What is episodic memory?
A
Stores information about events that you’ve experiencd
- time and place
- emotions
- what happened
9
Q
what is semantic memory?
A
facts and knowledge can be consciously recalled
10
Q
what is procedural memory?
A
memory for how to do things can be consciously recalled
