Memory

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  • Created by: epvan2000
  • Created on: 24-04-14 16:02
what is encoding
changing information so that it can be stored
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what is the flow of information in memory
encoding --> storage --> retrieval
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what method can be used to store information in the short term memory store
chunking
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how long can information be stored in the short term memory store
20-30 minutes
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how large is the capacity of the long term memory store
infinate
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how long will information stay in the long term memory store
forever
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who did a study on the primacy and recency effect
Murdock
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how long can information be stored in the sensory store
less than one second
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what is the capacity of the sensory store
very limited
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what is structural processing
thinking about the physical appearance of words to be learnt
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what is phonetic processing
thinking about the sound of words to be learnt
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what is semantic processing
thinking about the meaning of words to be learnt
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which theory do the three processes (phonetic, structural and semantic) abide
levels of processing
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I disagree with the answer to question 1. As the short term memory only lasts a maximum of 30 seconds, and that is not an option. :)

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