SENSORY MEMORY Flashcards

(32 cards)

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FIRST STAGE OF MEMORY

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SENSORY MEMORY

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THE POINT AT WHICH INFORMATION ENTERS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THROUGH THE SENSORY SYSTEMS

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SENSORY MEMORY

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EYES, EARS, NOSE, SKIN, TOUNGE

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SENSORY SYSTEMS

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INFORMATION IS ENCODED INTO _ MEMORY AS NEURAL MESSAGES IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

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SENSORY MEMORY

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AS LONG AS THE INFORMATION FROM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT TURN INTO NEURAL MESSAGES ARE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE SYSTEM, IT CAN BE SAID THAT PEOPLE HAVE A _ FOR THAT INFORMATION THAT CAN BE ACCESSED IF NEEDED

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MEMORY

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  1. ICONIC SENSORY MEMORY
  2. ECHOIC SENSORY MEMORY
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2 KINDS OF SENSORY MEMORY

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7
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ICONIC

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VISUAL

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ECHOIC

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AUDITORY

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VISUAL SENSORY MEMORY AND LAST FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND

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ICONIC SENSORY MEMORY

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10
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GREEK WORD FOR IMAGE

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ICONIC

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ICONIC MEMORY WAS STUDIED IN SEVERAL CLASSIC EXPERIMENTS BY?

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GEORGE SPERLING

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SPERLING FOUND OUT IN HIS STUDIES THAT A PRESENTATION OF A GRID OF LETTERS USING A MACHINE THAT ALLOWED VERY FAST PRESENTATION, HIS SUBJECTS COULD ONLY REMEMBER ABOUT _ OR _ NUMBERS OF THE LETTERS

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4 or 5

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WHAT IS THE SECOND METHOD SPERLING DEVELOPED AFTER THE FIRST STUDY

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PARTIAL REPORT METHOD

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IN THIS METHOD SPERLING SHOWED A GRID OF LETTER SIMILAR TO THE FIRST ONE BUT IMMEDIATELY SOUNDED A HIGH,MEDIUM OR LOW TONE JUST AFTER THE GRID WAS SHOWN, HE FOUND OUT THAT SUBJECTS COULD ACCURATELY REPORT ANY OF THE THREE ROWS

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PARTIAL REPORT METHOD (CAPACITY OF ICONIC MEMORY)

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MEANT THAT THE ENTIRE GRID WAS IN ICONIC MEMORY AVAILABLE TO THE SUBJECTS

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RESULT OF PARTIAL REPORT METHOD (CAPACITY OF ICONIC MEMORY)

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THE CAPACITY OF _ MEMORY IS EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE SEEN AT ONE TIME

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CAPACITY OF ICONIC MEMORY

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SPERLING FOUND THAT IF HE DELAYED THE TONE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER SECOND SUBJECTS COULD NO LONGER RECALL LETTERS FROM THE GRID ANY BETTER THAN THEY HAD DURING THE WHOLE REPORT SCHEDULE

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DURATION OF ICONIC MEMORY

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THE ICONIC INFORMATION HAD COMPLETELY FADED OUT OF SENSORY MEMORY IN THAT BRIEF TIME (DELAYED TO THE TONE)

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DURATION OF ICONIC MEMORY

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A PROCESS IN WHICH THE INFORMATION THAT JUST ENTERED ICONIC MEMORY WILL BE PUSHED OUT QUICKLY BY NEW INFORMATION

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MASKING (COWAN, 1988)

20
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RESEARCH SUGGEST THAT AFTER ONLY A QUARTER OF A _, OLD INFORMATION IS REPLACE BY NEW INFORMATION

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QUARTER OF A SECOND

21
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ALSO KNOWS AS PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY

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EIDETIC IMAGERY

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THE RARE ABILITY TO ACCESS A VISUAL MEMORY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

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EIDETIC IMAGERY

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HAVING A VERY GOOD MEMORY AND HAVING _ IMAGERY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS

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EIDETIC IMAGERY

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SOME CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY ACTUALLY MEAN THAT THEY HAVE AN EXTREMELY _

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EXTREMELY GOOD MEMORY

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_ MEMORY HELPS THE VISUAL SYSTEM TO VIEW SURROUNDINGS AS CONTINUOUS AND STABLE IN SPITE OF THESE SACCADIC MOVEMENTS
ICONIC MEMORY
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the quick movement of the eyes by which the gaze is transferred from one fixation point to another
SACCADIC MOVEMENTS
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_ MEMORY ALLOWS ENOUGH TIME FOR THE BRAIN STEM TO DECIDE IF THE INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BE BROUGHT INTO CONSCIOUSNESS
ICONIC MEMORY
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THE BRIEF MEMORY OF SOMETHING A PERSON HAS HEARD
ECHOIC SENSORY MEMORY
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LIMITED TO WHAT CAN BE HEARD AT ANY ONE MOMENT AND SMALLER THAN THE CAPACITY OF ICONIC MEMORY
CAPACITY OF ECHOIC SENSORY MEMORY
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LAST LONGER THAN THE CAPACITY OF ICONIC MEMORY FOR ABOUT 2 -4 SECONDS
CAPACITY OF ECHOIC SENSORY MEMORY
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_ MEMORY IS VERY USEFUL WHEN A PERSON WANTS TO HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHERS
ECHOIC MEMORY
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_ MEMORY ALLOWS THE PERSON TO REMEMBER WHAT SOMEONE SAID JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR THE LOWER BRAIN CENTERS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT PROCESSING BY HIGHER BRAIN CENTERS IS NEEDED
ECHOIC MEMORY