week 3: cognitivism

Question 1

cognitivism

Answer 1

emphasizes the role of mental processes, mind as an information processor and memory is important

Question 2

dual store model

Answer 2

Sensory Memory: holds information from the senses for a very short duration

short-term memory: It has a limited capacity and duration Rehearsal can transfer some of the information to long-term memory.

long-term memory: the ability to store a wide range of information.
Retrieval is the process of recalling information from long-term memory back into working memory for use.

Question 3

levels of processing

Answer 3

This theory suggests that the depth (or “level”) at which information is processed during encoding has a significant impact on its later recall

Question 4

memory palace (loci method)

Answer 4

This is a mnemonic device that involves associating the items to be remembered with specific locations along a familiar route or within a familiar place.

Question 5

state dependency

Answer 5

is a phenomenon in which memory retrieval is influenced by the physiological or psychological state that a person is in during learning and at the time of retrieval

Question 6

flashbulb memories

Answer 6

exceptionally vivid memories which are resistant to forgetting over time