Cognitive Key Terms

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Stores information for up to 30 seconds and has a capacity of 5-9 chunks
short term memory
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Information stored can last up to a lifetime, largely in semantic form and can store potentially infinite quantities of information
long term memory
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Which form the information is stored in
encoding
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How information remains as memories once they have been registered
storage
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How we find and access memories
retrieval
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The size of the memory store
capacity
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Prior experiences that affect an individuals perception and processing of information
schemas
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Takes place in an artificial controlled environment
lab experiments
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takes place in the participants' natural environment
field experiments
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Information stored can last up to a lifetime, largely in semantic form and can store potentially infinite quantities of information

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Which form the information is stored in

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How information remains as memories once they have been registered

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