Memory Flashcards
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Our capacity to recall information in the short term varies with the type of input, what are they?
A
Iconic (visual) memory has no recency effect ( image quickly fades)
Echoic (phonological) memory preserves recency
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Q
What are the 3 stages to memory?
A
1) encoding (transformation)
2) storage (retention)
3) retrieval (recovery)
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Q
What are the 3 types of long term memory?
A
- Episodic: auitobiographical
- Semantic: knowledge about the world
- Procedural: skill-based
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Q
What is eidetic imagery?
A
Eidetic imagery is memory as a visual perception.
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Q
What is synaesthesia?
A
Synaesthesia invokes crossing sensory modalities and using multiple perceptions.
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Q
What is hyperthymesia?
A
Hyperthymesia gives a far superior autobiographical memory but the irrepressible flow of memory can often impair cognitive ability.
