L6: MEMORY Flashcards
Why do we need memory?
- to retain useful skills
- to recognize familiar people and places
- to build a sense of self
- to build our capacity to use language
- to learn in general
- to sustain culture
Why do we need to study memory?
-it can help improve your memory
-assists with studying
- assists with day-to-day life
- assists with future career plans
What is Memory?
The persistence of learning over time.
What are the 3 things that make it so we know that learning persists? Three R”S
Recall
Recognition
Relearning
What is recall?
-The retrieving of information that’s not currently in your conscience, but has been learned in some previous time.
- “ fill in the blank”
What is Recognition?
- identifying items previously learned
- multiple choice questions
What is relearning?
-learning something more quickly when you are learning it for a 1st, 2nd, 3rd … time
- studying for a cumulative exam
T/F: Memory is exact.
False.
Memory is a ————-, not a ———- of reality.
reconstruction, replication
Just because we’re so certain we remembered something correctly ….
doesn’t mean we did, our memory is not fully exact.
How does the memory work? What approach is taken?
Through the information processing approach.
Approach that mocks a computers functions
3 Phases of the Information Processing Approach
- Encoding
- Storage
- Retrieval
Explain steps: encoding, storage and retrieval
Encoding = the information gets into the brain in a way that allows it to be stored
Storage- holds or retains the information that came into the system
Retrieval - the getting of the information back out of the brain, reactivating or recalling of information. in a form similar to how it was encoded.
What are the 3 stages in the 3 stage memory model?
- Sensory memory
- Short term memory
- Long term memory
What happens during the sensory memory stage?
immediate very brief recording of sensory information
What happens at the short term memory stage?
-tends to hold a few items before the information is stored or forgotten
- some short-term memories are later moved into long term memory for later retrieval
What happens to the long term memory stage?
- permanently and limitless storehouse
- includes all of our knowledge, skills and experiences
What is automatic processing ?
Information that is processed but un consciously, slips right into the long term memory
What is sensory memory?
the memory stage that briefly preserves a relatively exact replica of incoming sensory information
How long does information last in the sensory memory stage?
Only a few seconds, and not all the information is absorbed
How long do our sensory memories last?
- depends on the sense
- sight = 0.5 secs
-sound = 3-4 secs - touch = 1 sec
What’s the function of the working memory in the 3-stage model?
-the conscious active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information
- like an active desktop where ur brain processes info, makes sense of it and then makes connection
Is the working memory stage active or passive?
Active.
What is the concept of central executive ?
- hypothetical manager
- focuses your attention and pulls information from your LT memory to help u make sense of new info incoming
