EXPERIENCE PSYCHOLOGY LAURA KING CHAPTER 6 ALL REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED 100%) (2024 UPDATE)
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ABPP - American Board of Professional Psychology
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ABPP - American Board Of Professional Psychology
Sensory memory - ANSWER- Memory system that involves holding information from the
world in its original sensory form for only an instant, not much longer than the brief time it is
exposed to the visual, auditory, and other senses
echoic memory - ANSWER- This refers to auditory sensory memory, wh...
REVISION QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED 100%)
(2024 UPDATE)
Memory - ANSWER- The retention of information or experience over time as a result of three
key processes :encoding, storage, and retrieval
Encoding - ANSWER- The first step in memory. The process by which information gets into
memory storage
Divided attention - ANSWER- Concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
Sustained attention - ANSWER- The ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus for a
prolonged period of time
Multitasking - ANSWER- Dividing attention between 3 or more activities
Elaboration - ANSWER- The formation of a number of different connections around a stimulus
at any given level of memory encoding
Levels of processing - ANSWER- A continuum of memory processing from shallow, to
intermediate, to deep with deeper processing producing better memory
Storage - ANSWER- The retention of information over time and how this information is
represented in memory
Atkinson-Shiffrin Theory - ANSWER- Theory stating that memory storage involves three
separate systems; Sensory memory, short term memory, and long-term
, Sensory memory - ANSWER- Memory system that involves holding information from the
world in its original sensory form for only an instant, not much longer than the brief time it is
exposed to the visual, auditory, and other senses
echoic memory - ANSWER- This refers to auditory sensory memory, which is retained for up
to several seconds
Iconic memory - ANSWER- refers to the visual century memory, which is retained only for
about 1/4 of a second
Short term memory - ANSWER- Limited capacity memory system in which information is
usually retained for only as long as 30 seconds unless strategies are used to retain it longer
Working memory - ANSWER- A combination of componen that allow individuals to hold
information temporarily as they perform cognitive tasks. A kind of mental workbench on which
the brain manipulates and assembles information to guide understanding, decision making, and
problem
chunking - ANSWER- Grouping or packing information that exceeds the seven plus or minus
2 memory span into higher order units that can be remembered as single units
Rehearsal - ANSWER- The conscious repetition of information (in short term memory)
Long term memory - ANSWER- A relatively permanent type of memory that stores huge
amount of information for a long time
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