Memory Key Terms

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Memory for immediate events.
STM
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Memory for events which have happened in the past.
LTM
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A measure of how long a memory is.
duration
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The measure of how much can be held in memory.
capacity
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The way information is changed to be stored in the memory.
encoding
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Part of the Working Memory Model, monitors and coordinates the slave systems
central executive
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Part of the Working Memory Model, encodes speech sounds in working memory
phonological loop
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Part of the Working Memory Model, encodes visual information.
visuo spatial sketchpad
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Questions which suggest to a witness a desired answer
misleading information
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Evidence in court provided by someone who witnessed a crime.
eyewitness testimony
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A police technique for questioning witnesses which encourages them to recreate the orginal context of a crime to access stored information.
cognitive interview
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Memory for events which have happened in the past.

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LTM

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A measure of how long a memory is.

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Card 4

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The measure of how much can be held in memory.

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Card 5

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The way information is changed to be stored in the memory.

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