Memory Flashcards

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Coding
The format in which information is stored in various memory stores
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Capacity
The amount of information that can be held in a memory store
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Duration
The amount of time information can be held in memory
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Short-term memory (STM)
The limited-capacity memory store
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Long-term memory (LTM)
The permanent memory store
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Multi-store model (MSM)
A representation of how memory works in terms of 3 stores called the sensory register, STM and LTM
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Sensory register
The memory stores for each of our 5 senses
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Episodic memory
Long-term memory store for personal events
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Semantic memory
Long-term memory store for our knowledge of the world
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Procedural memory
Long-term memory store for our knowledge of how to do things
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Working memory model (WMM)
Representation of STM.
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Central executive (CE)
Co-ordinates the activity of the 3 subsystems in memory and allocates resorurces to those activities
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Phonological loop (PL)
Processes information in terms of sound. Divided up into the phonological store and the articulatory process
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Visuo-spatial sketchpad (VSS)
Processes visual and spatial information in a mental space often called our 'inner eye'
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Episodic buffer (EB)
Brings together material from other subsystems into a single memory rather than separate strands
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Interference
Forgetting because one memory blocks another, causing one or more memories to be distorted or forgotten
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Proactive interference (PI)
Forgetting occurs when older memories, already sorted, disrupt the recall of newer ones
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Retoactive interference (RI)
Forgetting occurs when newer memories disrupt the recall of older ones already sorted
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Retrieval failure
A form of forgetting. Occurs when we don't have the necessary cues to access memory
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Cue
A 'trigger' of information that allows us to access a memory
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Eyewitness Testimony (EWT)
The ability of people to remember the details of events which they have observed. Accuracy can be affected by misleading information, leading questions and anxiety
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Misleading information
Incorrect information given to the eyewitness, usually after the event
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Leading question
A question which, because of the way it's phrased, suggests a certain answer
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Post-event discussion (PED)
Occurs when there is more than one witness to an event. Witnesses may discuss what they saw, affecting accuracy
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Anxiety
A state of emotional and physical arousal.
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Cognitive interview (CI)
A method of interviewing eye witnesses to help them retrieve more accurate memories
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The amount of information that can be held in a memory store

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Capacity

Card 3

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The amount of time information can be held in memory

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Card 4

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The limited-capacity memory store

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Card 5

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The permanent memory store

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