Flashcards in Module 24 Deck (32)
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Persistence of learning over time through the
encoding, storage, and retrieval of information
memory
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Ebbinghaus found that the more times he practiced a list of nonsense syllables on day 1, the -- he required to relearn it on day 2.
less time
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-- of relearning is one measure of memory retention.
Speed
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Psychologists use -- to think and communicate about memory.
memory models
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- Compares human memory to computer operations
- Involves three processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval
information-processing models
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- Focuses on multitrack, parallel processing
- Views memories as products of interconnected neural networks
connectionism information-processing model
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Atkinson-Shiffren model
1. We first record to-be-remembered information as a fleeting --
sensory memory.
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Atkinson-Shiffren model
2. we process information into --, where we encode it through rehearsal.
short-term memory
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Atkinson-Shiffren model
3. Finally, information moves into -- for later retrieval.
long-term memory
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some information slips into long-term memory via a “back door,” without our consciously attending to it
automatic processing
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Focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory (occurs during second stage)
working memory
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working memory is handled by a --
central executive
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of conscious facts and experiences encoded through conscious, effortful processing
explicit/declarative memories
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that form through automatic processes and bypass conscious encoding track
implicit/nondeclarative memories
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Implicit memories include automatic skills and -- associations.
classically
conditioned
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information is -- processed about space, time, and frequency
automatically
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With experience and practice, -- become automatic
explicit memories
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first stage in forming explicit memories
sensory memory
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Immediate,verybrief
recording of sensory information in the memory system
sensory memory
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picture-image memory
iconic
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sound memory
echoic
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Activated memory that holds a few items briefly (such as the seven digits of a phone number while dialing) before the information is stored or forgotten
short-term memory
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Newer understanding of short-term memory that stresses conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term memory
working memory
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For working memory, Capacity varies by -- at time of memory tasks
age and distractions
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Organization of items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically
chunking
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Memory aids, especially techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
(Peg-word system)
mnemonics
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Organization of items into a few broad categories that are divided and subdivided into narrower concepts and facts
hierarchies
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Encoding is more effective when it is
spread over time.
spacing effect
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-- practice: Produces better long-term recall
Distributed
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