Lecture 8 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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Memory
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Process that allows us to store and later retrieve experiences and learned information.
2
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Success remembering involves.. (4)
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1) Attention 2) Encoding 3) Storage 4) Retrieval
3
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Attention (1/4)
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Aspects of the environment that we actively process or focus on
4
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Encoding (2/4)
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Forming a unique memory code that contains the information
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Storage (3/4)
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Maintaining encoded information over a period of time.
6
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Retrieval (4/4)
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Moving information from memory storage back to conscious attention
7
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Three Stage Model of Storage
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8
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Short Term / Working Memory :
definition and capacity
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Limited capacity memory that temporarily stores information. Normally holds 7 +/- 2 items.
Can expand capacity through “Chunking”, combining individual terms into larger units of meaning.
