Encoding - Memory

Question 1

What is encoding?

Answer 1

The first process of memory. Transforming sensory stimuli into a form that can be placed in memory.

Question 2

What happens if we don’t attend to a stimulus?

Answer 2

The process of remembering anything is actually paying attention to it, if we dont it will never encode and can’t be received from storage

Question 3

What is the model of of selective attention?

Answer 3

Stimulus → Perception of sensory input→ Recognition of meaning → Response selection → Response

Question 4

What is the attentions role in encoding?

Answer 4

The amount of attention we give something will determine the quality of encoding the stimuli = not just WHEN we pay attention but HOW MUCH we pay attention to something.