Psychology Exam 2 (memory) with 100%
correct answers 2024
Memory - answer-The internal record or representation of some prior
event or experience
Constructive Process - answer-The process of organizing and
shaping information during processing, storage, and retrieval of
memories
Encoding - answer-The process by which a mental representation is
formed in memory
Storage - answer-the retention of encoded information over time
Retrieval - answer-the recovery of information from memory storage
ESR model - answer-a memory model which suggests that memory is
formed through three processes
Three stage model - answer-a memory model which suggests that
memory storage requires passage of information through three
stages
Sensory Memory - answer-very brief, the initial stage in which it hold
sensory information long enough to send messages to the brain to
send it off to the next stage of memory
, Psychology Exam 2 (memory) with 100%
correct answers 2024
Iconic memory - answer-visual sensory information
Echoic memory - answer-auditory sensory information
Short term memory (STM) - answer-the second memory stage, which
temporarily stores sensory information and decides whether to send
it on to long-term memory; it's capacity is limited to 5-9 items and has
a duration of about 30 seconds
Automatic encoding - answer-occurs effortlessly, automatically with
out us having to think about it. (personal experiences, info to high
interest, some types of basic learning)
Effortful encoding - answer-requires special attention, thought, and
practice. Have to work to get the information in
Chunking - answer-the process of grouping separate pieces of
information into familiar manageable units (to extend the capacity of
the STM)
Maintenance rehearsal - answer-the memory-improvement technique
of repeating information over and over to maintain it in STM (to
extend the capacity of the STM)
Working memory - answer-an alternate term for short term memory,
which emphasizes the active processing of information
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