Memory 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryASAQA Created by: emily_wCreated on: 11-09-14 14:31 What is information processing? The flow of information through the cognitive system 1 of 18 What is the computer analogy? The assumption that a human's mind works like a computer, which is also an information processor. 2 of 18 What is memory? A cognitive function that can store information and recall it when necessary 3 of 18 What is encoding? Converting information to a form that can be stored by the memory system. 4 of 18 What is retrieval? The process of recalling a stored memory 5 of 18 What is forgetting? The inability to retrieve a stored memory. 6 of 18 What is duration? How long the store can retain information for 7 of 18 What are the three types of encoding? Accoustic, semantic (what it means) and visual 8 of 18 What is the duration of sensory memory? Less than one second. 9 of 18 What is modality specific encoding, and where is it found? This is when information remains in the form it entered the process in, and it is found in sensory memory. 10 of 18 What is the capacity of sensory memory? Unknown, since we are constantly taking in information. 11 of 18 How is most information encoded in the short-term memory? Acoustically. 12 of 18 What is the capacity of short-term memory? 5-9 items 13 of 18 What is the duration of information in the short-term memory? 18-30 seconds. 14 of 18 How can the capacity of short-term memory be increased? Organising information like digits into chunks. 15 of 18 What is the duration of information in the long-term memory? Lifetime 16 of 18 What is the capacity of the long-term memory? Potentially infinite. 17 of 18 How is information encoded in the long-term memory? Semantically. 18 of 18
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