Module 23 Flashcards
What is memory?
Learning that persists over time
How many faces does the average person recognize and store?
5000
What is recall?
Retrieving information
What is recognition?
Identifying items previously learned
What is relearning?
Learning something more quickly when learning it for a second time
What is encoding?
Getting information into the brain
What is storing?
Retaining information
What is retrieving?
Calling back that information later.
What is parallel processing
Things being processed simultaneously.
What is sensory memory?
The fleeting, initial memory formed
What is short term memory?
Information encoded through rehearsal
What is long term memory?
Solidified information for long term retrieval
What is the working memory?
A newer understanding that adds the conscious aspect to learning
What are explicit memories?
The facts and experiences that can explicitly declare
What is effortful processing?
Encoding that requires attention and effort
What are implicit memories?
Memories that are quickly and effortlessly stored
What is automatic processing?
The automatic and effortless encoding that happens without our awareness
What are the three effortlessly tracked aspects in memory?
Space, time and frequency
What was Sperlings experiment and what did it demonstrate?
The 9 letters flashing and testing sensory memory, this demonstrated iconic memory
What is iconic memory?
A fleeting sensory memory
What is echoic memory?
The impeccable but fleeting auditory stimuli memory
What is chunking?
Throwing similar information into a manageable chunk
What is the spacing effect?
Spaced retention, the idea the spreading apart learning helps solidify
What is massed practice?
Cramming information, good for short term memory but not long
