TEST 2: memory

Question 1

Identify the processes of encoding, storage, and retrieval in memory.

Answer 1

Encoding: initial processing of the information (data entry)
Storage: retention of encoded material over time (save)
Retrieval: recovery of stored information at a later time (Recall vs Recognition) (open)

Question 2

Explain the stages of memory described by the information-processing model.

Answer 2

Sensory memory-short term memory- long term memory
(memory as a flow of information through a series of stages)

Question 3

Describe sensory memory

Answer 3

Sensory memory can hold vast amounts of sensory stimuli for a sliver of time

Question 4

Summarize short-term memory.

Answer 4

Short-term memory can temporarily maintain and process limited information for longer periods (about 30 seconds, if there are no distractions)

Question 5

Give examples of how we can use chunking to improve our memory span.

Answer 5

Grouping numbers together to remember easier, by organizing or similarity)

Question 6

Explain working memory and how it compares with short-term memory.

Answer 6

Working memory is the active processing of information in short-term memory; the maintenance and manipulation of information in the memory system, which refers to what is going on in short-term memory.

Question 7

Define long-term memory.

Answer 7

Long-term memory has almost unlimited capacity and can hold onto information indefinitely

Question 8

Identify some of the reasons why we forget.

Answer 8

Proactive interference: old info interferes with newly learned
Retroactive interference: new info interferes with old info learned in the past
+ both types of amnesia

Question 9

Compare and contrast anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia.

Answer 9

Anterograde amnesia: can retrieve old memories, cant form any new (DORY)
Retrograde amnesia: loss of previously stores memories, can form new

Question 10

Identify the brain structures involved in memory.