Midterm #1 (Ch 1 and 2) Flashcards
1
Q
“information processing”
A
both computers and the mind analyze and transform information
2
Q
What happens to information as it is taken into the mind and sorted, stored, and retrieved?
A
Encoding: getting information into the system Storage: maintaining the information in the system Retrieval: getting information back out of the system
3
Q
“sensory receptors”
A
specialized cells that respond to physical energy from the environment
4
Q
visual information storage (VIS)
A
brief, rapidly decaying visual store holds visual info until it can be reported or transferred to a more durable, longer-lasting non-visual memory system through scanning later became knows as ICONIC MEMORY
