unit 5 cognitive psychology

Question 1

three box/information-processing model

Answer 1

proposes 3 stages that information passes through before it’s stored
- external events processed in sensory memory -> some info encoded to short-term (working memory) -> some info encoded to long-term memory

Question 2

sensory memory

Answer 2

1st stop for external events
- George Sperling
- iconic memory: split-second perfect photograph of a scene
- echoic memory: equally perfect brief (3-4 sec) for sounds

Question 3

short-term memory

Answer 3

only some of info in sensory info is encoded
encoded as visual codes, acoustic codes (sounds) or semantic codes (sense of meaning of event)