Definitions

Question 1

Capacity

Answer 1

The maximum amount of information that memory can hold.

Question 2

Central executive

Answer 2

An important feature of the working memory model that is poorly understood, but is said to direct information to the appropriate slave systems in the model.

Question 3

Coding

Answer 3

The way different memory systems store information, by converting that information into a suitable format for our brain.

Question 4

Duration

Answer 4

The length of time a memory stays stored in our memory

Question 5

Episodic buffer

Answer 5

A component of the working memory model that puts information from all the other components to make a combined, sensible memory.

Question 6

Episodic memory

Answer 6

A type of conscious long term memory which consists of multiple senses integrated together to form ‘every day’ memories.

Question 7

Leading questions

Answer 7

A type of question that when asked, encourages a certain answer.

Question 8

Long term memory

Answer 8

A type of memory storage that has potentially unlimited storage, in which we hold different kinds of memories for potentially unlimited time.

Question 9

Phonological loop

Answer 9

A component of the working memory model that holds information regarding words, composed of words we repeat in a loop and perceiving words we hear for a short duration of time.

Question 10

Proactive interference

Answer 10

An explanation for forgetting which suggests information we have learned previously interferes with new information we are trying to store.

Question 11

Procedural memory

Answer 11

A type of unconscious long term memory that stores information regarding the way we carry out actions without conscious involvement.

Question 12

Retroactive interference

Answer 12

An explanation for forgetting which suggests new information we learn interferes with information we already know.

Question 13

Semantic memory

Answer 13

A type of conscious long term memory that contains information regarding ‘facts’ we have learned.

Question 14

Sensory register

Answer 14

A place that holds information gathered through your senses for a very short amount of time, perceiving information before it is stored or processed by any other memory store.

Question 15

Short term memory

Answer 15

A type of memory store lasting about 30 seconds that can hold 5-9 pieces of information

Question 16

Visuo spatial sketchpad

Answer 16

A component of the working memory model in which visual and spatial information is stored for a short amount of time.