KA3 U3 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Memory involves
Coding
Storage
Retrieval
Coding
Process of transferring info to the memory
Storage
Keeps information over a period of time
Retrieval
Recovery of information from short-term or long-term memory
What do memories involve
Past experiences
Knowledge
Thoughts
All info entering the brain passes through the sensory memory then into what
Enters short term memory
What happens then
Info is transferred to long term memory or discarded
Sensory memory
Retains all visual and auditory input received for a few seconds
Short term memory
The memory spun is the number of items that the STM can hold
STM has a limit of storage and can only hold about seven pieces of info
How long does short term memory hold info
30 seconds
This memory can be lost by one of the two things
Displacement where it is pushed out by new information or decay
How can we improve capacity of STM
By Chungking
Rehearsal does what you STM
Helps memories as you reap at the info yoy try to learn
What does rehearsal also do
Expanse time STM stays in the brain
Items that are first and last are better remembered that
Whats learned in the middle
The first few items have what
Enough time to be rehearsed and put into LTM
What about the last few?
They are out in STM
What about the middle
Displacement or decay
STM can also process data, to a limited extent and it can also
Store it
LTM has what
A unlimited capacity and hold info for a long time
How do we put info in STM to LTM
•rehearsal
•organisation
•elaboration
How is retrieval of info aided
With clues
What are contextual clues related to
Time and place when info was encoded by LTM
Rehearsal
Involves repeating of info- regarded as shallow form of encoding info to LTM
