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1
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Parallel vs. Serial processing?

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Parallel: searching for one feature at a time; fast and automatic
Serial: searching for 2 (or more) features at a time; slow and effortful.

2
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What are the 3 phases of the Information Processing Model of memory?

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  1. Encoding phase
  2. Storage phase
  3. Retrieval phase
3
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What is the multi-store model of memory?

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Sensory memory -> short term memory long-term memory

4
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What is short term memory?

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Active memory; only remains for a few seconds unless do maintenance rehearsal.

5
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What kind of rehearsal is required to store in long-term memory?

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Elaborative rehearsal.

6
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What is chunking?

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Organizing information into meaningful units to make it easier to remember (short term).

7
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What is the working memory model?

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Working memory refers to the structures and processes used to temporarily store and manipulate info.

8
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What are the 4 components of the working memory system?

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  1. Phonological loop: auditory info
  2. Visuospatial sketchpad: visual info
  3. Episodic buffer: integrates info - links to LTM
  4. Central executive: control centre - directs attention to relevant information.
9
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What is explicit memory?

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LTM system; processes involved when people remember specific info - what we’re consciously aware of.

10
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What is implicit memory?

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LTM system; system underlying unconscious memories - memories we acquire without awareness or intention.

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What is episodic memory?

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Memory of your personal past experiences that includes info about the time and place the experiences occurred.

12
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What is semantic memory?

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Memory for knowledge about the world - things you know subconsciously.

13
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What is procedural memory?

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Skills, habits, and other behaviours we know how to do without thinking about it; motor memory.