Memory 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: livpickfordCreated on: 15-03-17 10:29 Sensory register Information you get from your senses is registered 1 of 13 Short term memory Duration: up to 18 seconds, capacity: 7+/-2 items. Encoding is acoustic 2 of 13 Long term memory Duration and capacity is unlimited. Encoding usually semantic 3 of 13 Episodic LTM Memory stored about events we have experienced 4 of 13 Semantic LTM Memory stored about the world like the meaning of words and general knowledge 5 of 13 Procedural LTM Memory of how to do things (unconscious/automatic) 6 of 13 Central executive Acts as a filter, determining which info is attended to. Controls slave systems 7 of 13 Phonological loop Holds auditory info in a speech based form 8 of 13 Visio-spatial sketchpad Holds visual and spacial info 9 of 13 Episodic buffer Acts as a backup store for info 10 of 13 Proactive interference Where old learning prevents recollection of new memories 11 of 13 Retroactive interference Where new memories replace old ones 12 of 13 Retrieval failure Info is available in long term memory but is not recalled due to lack of appropriate cues 13 of 13
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