Memory Flashcards
Memories are perfect representations of past information
FALSE
Storage
Processes used to store and maintain information in memory
Encoding
Processes used to create the memory - what you are perceiving, seeing, hearing, feeling
Retrieval
Processes used to get information back out of memory
Sensory memory…
registers all or most information that hits our receptors. (collects it for short period of time)
Iconic -
visual sensory memory. Lasts about 1 second.
Persistence of vision - (iconic memory)
seeing sparklers trail of light. Being able to watch continuous frames (movies) as one thing.
Echoic -
Auditory sensory information.
Holds auditory information about 3-4 seconds to enable processing.
Short-Term Memory (STM) can include…
information recieved from sensory memory and information recalled from long term memory
Short-Term Memory (STM) lasts…
30 seconds,
Magic number for STM is…
7+/-2
Working memory model…
includes phonological loop, visuospatial sketch pad, and the central executive.
Working Memory is…
ability to work with information in short term memory
(reading, decision making, problem-solving)
Phonological loop…
holds verbal and sound information, “voice” you hear when reading or repeating things in your head.
Visuospatial sketchpad…
holds visual and spatial information. Allows you to hold a mental image of what things looked like.
Central executive…
guides attention (focus, switch, or divide).
Suppresses irrelevant information.
Long-term Memory
Contains the explicit and implicit memory
Explicit memory contains…
episodic and semantic memories.
Explicit memory is…
conscious
Implicit memory contains…
priming and conditioning, and procedural memory
Implicit memory is…
non-conscious
Semantic (Explicit memory)
General factual knowledge (dates, geography, etc.)
Episodic (Explicit memory)
Personal events, you relive them in your mind
Procedural Memory
Memory for skills like riding a bike and playing piano.
