Memory key terms 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryASAQA Created by: yit43Created on: 30-04-16 19:31 Encoding The format in which information is stored in the various memory stores 1 of 17 Capacity The amount of information that can be held in a memory story 2 of 17 Duration The length of time information can be held in memory 3 of 17 Episodic memory A memory store for personal events; these memories have to be consciously recalled 4 of 17 Semantic memory This includes facts and our knowledge of what words and concepts mean; these memories have to be consciously reaclled 5 of 17 Procedural memory This includes our information and memories of learned skills 6 of 17 Central executive It co-ordinates the activities of the 3 subsystems in memory; it has a very limited capacity 7 of 17 Phonological loop It deals with auditory information and is subdivided into the phonological store and the articulary process 8 of 17 Phonological store It stores the words you hear 9 of 17 Articulatory loop It allows maintenance rehearsal 10 of 17 Visuo-spatial sketchpad It processes visual and spatial information in the inner eye 11 of 17 Episodic buffere It brings together material from the other subsystems into a single memory. it also provides a bridge between working memory and long-term memory 12 of 17 Interference Forgetting because one memory blocks another, causing one or both memories to be forgotten or distorted 13 of 17 Proactive interference When older memories disrupt the recall of newer memories 14 of 17 Retroactive interference When new memories disrupt the recall of older memories already stored 15 of 17 Retrieval failure It occurs when we don't have the necessary cues to access memory 16 of 17 Cue A trigger of information that allows us to access a memory 17 of 17
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