Chapter 6: Memory
Name: Roxana Campuzano
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1. What is the stage model of memory?
The stage model of memory is a model that explains the three basic stages of memory which are sensory memory, short-term memory, and long- term memory. Sensory memory registers a large capacity of environmental information while short-term memory has a limited capacity of retrieving information. Short- term memory has new …show more content…
The individual has to understand and relate to the information given; the person can restate the information in his or her own words to fully understand it. Another effective way of encoding information is if the person generates his or her own example of the concept.
3. What are retrieval cues, and how do they work?
The recollection of information that is stored in memory is triggered by retrieval cues such as clues, prompts, and hints. Retrieval cues work when an individual looks at an object or word that helps him or her recall the information of a certain subject.
4. How can context and mood affect retrieval?
Context affects retrieval because the retrieval of information occurs in the same setting where the person originally learned the information, instead of the retrieval being remembered it is only remembered by the certain setting in which the person had learned the information. Mood affects retrieval because the individual can be in a current mood that triggers a memory due to the current mood that was consistent with a past
Name: Roxana Campuzano
You are to answer questions using this form. Use complete sentences, summarizing in your own words with enough detail that the instructor will be convinced you have read the chapter.
Your reaction can be more than one page. Save your completed document, and then upload it to the appropriate page in the Weekly Learning Module before the deadline.
1. What is the stage model of memory?
The stage model of memory is a model that explains the three basic stages of memory which are sensory memory, short-term memory, and long- term memory. Sensory memory registers a large capacity of environmental information while short-term memory has a limited capacity of retrieving information. Short- term memory has new …show more content…
The individual has to understand and relate to the information given; the person can restate the information in his or her own words to fully understand it. Another effective way of encoding information is if the person generates his or her own example of the concept.
3. What are retrieval cues, and how do they work?
The recollection of information that is stored in memory is triggered by retrieval cues such as clues, prompts, and hints. Retrieval cues work when an individual looks at an object or word that helps him or her recall the information of a certain subject.
4. How can context and mood affect retrieval?
Context affects retrieval because the retrieval of information occurs in the same setting where the person originally learned the information, instead of the retrieval being remembered it is only remembered by the certain setting in which the person had learned the information. Mood affects retrieval because the individual can be in a current mood that triggers a memory due to the current mood that was consistent with a past