Working Memory Flashcards
Where in the brain are phonemes stored?
inferior parietal lobule, particularly the supramarginal gyrus
Where in the brain are words stored?
mid-inferior temporal gyrus
Where in the brain does phonological recoding (i.e., matching the sound to the letter) occur?
In the inferior parietal lobule and Broca’s area
Where in the brain does rehearsal of information in working memory occur?
supplemental motor area, cerebellum, and inferior parietal lobule
Where in the brain does grouping (i.e., consolidating all learned information) of information from working memory occur?
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
How does amnesia, in which the medial temporal lobe is damaged, affect memory?
your ability to form long-term memories is damaged, but your ability to form short-term memories is intact.
How does damage to the medial and temporal lobes affect memory?
your ability to form short-term memories is damaged but you can form long-term memories. Also, you can consolidate memories.
What is the transfer-processing theory?
the more releveant the information stored in the short-term memory, the more likely it will be retained
What are characteristics of sensory memory?
it can be iconic or echoic; can store a lot of it but can loss a lot of it quickly; not consciously aware of it.
What are characteristics of short-term and working memory?
Limited capacity (i.e., 7 +/- 2); you are consciously aware of it.
What type of memory has an unlimited capacity and can be stored for a long time?
Long term memory
What methods help store short-term memories?
rehearsal and chunking
How does one prevent immediately perceived information from decaying rather than being encoded?
paying attention
How does one prevent information in short-term memory from not being consolidated into long term memory?
rehearsal
What is chunking?
a method used to consolidate info from short term memories into long term memories by combining random items into meaningful units to make it easier for you to recall the information.
