memory Flashcards
(26 cards)
priming
presentation of one stimuli changes how individuals respond to another
episodic memory
personal experiene
semantic memory
facts/knowledge
modal model of memory proposes 3 types
sensory, st and lt
sparkler’s trail of light is example of
persistence of vision
brief sensory o fmemory of things that we see
iconic memory
how long does info stay in sensory memory
<1 second
according to Miller this is the “magic number”
7 +/- 2
what does working memory do
processes memory and holds i
define chunking
combines small units into larger ones
example of direct test of memory
recognition
example of indirect test of memory
speeded reading
correct rejection defined
recognizing you didn’t see someting
patient losing hippocampus so can’t form new lt mems
H.M.
this procedure can distinguish semantic and episodic memory
remember/know procedure
transferring of LT to working memory
retrieval
sensory mem
initial stage holding all incoming info
st mem
holds 5-7 items for about 15-20 seconds
lt mem
holds large amounts for years
ST mem experiment
count backwards in threes and remember 3 words
proactive interference
old info interferes with learning new info
retroactive
new learning interferes with remembering old learing
william james
primary and secondary memory
primary
stm and working mem
