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6. Define the "Long-term memory"
- The memory store that has limited capacity and limited duration, and where informstion becomes conscious
- The memory store that has unlimited capacity and unlimited duration, and where information is permanently stored
- The idea that information is processed through a number of stages
- This is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
7. Define "Output"
- The process of using data after it has been retrieved
- The process in which information is located and taken out of storage
- The process of data entry
- The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
8. What is the "Short-term memory"
- This refers to how long information lasts in the memory
- The memory store that has limited capacityand limited duration, and where information becomes conscious
- Problems associated with retriving information in storage
- The store where all immediate information is briefly held unless it is paid attention to
9. Define "Decay"
- The store where all immediateinformation is briefly held unless it is paid attention to
- This is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
- Problems associated with retriving information in storage
- The process of data entry
10. What is "shallow processing"
- Only coding information based on its physical characteristics
- The idea that information is processes through a number pf stages
- The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
- Coding information for meaning
11. What is "Displacement"
- This is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
- A process in which information is 'shunted out' of storage by new information, and so becomes forgotten
- A process that basically involves repeating information so that it stays in storage, either temporarily or permanently
- This refers to how long the information lasts in the memory
12. Define "Availability problems"
- This refers to the amount of space in the memory
- Problems associated with information no longer being stored
- Problems associated with retrieving information in storage
- Only coding information based on its physical characteristics
13. What is the "Sensory store"
- The process of data entry
- The store where all immediate information is briefly held unless it is paid attention to
- Problems associated with retriving information in storage
- This is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
14. Define "Input"
- The process of data entry
- The process in which data is changed into another format
- The process of using data after it has been retrieved
- The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
15. What is "Retrieval"
- The process in which data is changed into another format
- The process of using data after it has been retrieved
- The process in which information is located and taken out of storage
- The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
16. What is "Capacity"
- This refers to the amount of space in the memory
- This is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
- The memory store that has limited capacity and limited duration, and where informstion becomes conscious
- The idea that information is processed through a number of stages
17. What is "storage"
- The process of data entry
- The process in which data is changed into another format
- The process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
- The process of using data after it has been retrived
18. Define "Information processing"
- A process that makes people aware of information in the memory
- The idea that information is processed through a number of stages
- Problems associated with retrieving information in storage
- The process of data entry
19. What is "Attention"
- This refers to how long information lasts in the memory
- The process in which information is located and taken out of storage
- A process that makes people aware of information in the memory
- The idea that information is processed through a number of stages