higher human 3.3

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Memory involves _______, storage and retrieval
encoding
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memories include past experiences, knowledge and _______ ?
thoughts
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Give the three memory stages in order
sensory --- short term ---- long term
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A part of short term momery which allows simple cognitive tasks to be carried out is the......?
working memory
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how long does sensory memory retain all the sounds and visions for?
a few seconds
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what is memory span?
The number of items that can be stored in STM
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what is the term for remembering the first and last items in a list more easily?
serial position effect
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which memory has an unlimited capacity
LTM
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what can chunking be used to improve?
the capacity of STM
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how can memories be lost from STM
decay and displacement
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encoding to LTM can be aided by?
rehearsal, elaboration and organisation
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what is a contextual cue?
A memory aide that relates to the time and place the memory was originally encoded in to LTM
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What is elaboration?
A deeper form of encoding, adding meaning to memories to aide encoding to LTM
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what is rehearsal?
A shallow form of encoding, using repetition to aide encoding to LTM
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memories include past experiences, knowledge and _______ ?

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thoughts

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Give the three memory stages in order

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A part of short term momery which allows simple cognitive tasks to be carried out is the......?

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how long does sensory memory retain all the sounds and visions for?

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