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16 Cards in this Set
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What are the three systems of memory? |
Sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory |
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What is the definition of sensory memory? |
Brief storage of perceptual information before it is passed to short-term memory |
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What is iconic memory? |
Visual sensory memory |
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Which lasts longer: echoic memory or iconic memory? |
Echoic memory. Echoic memory lasts between 5-10 seconds. Iconic memory lasts for about 1 second |
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What is an example of iconic memory? |
After a lightening strike? We retain a visual image of it for about one second |
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What is an example of Echoic memory? |
The words of lecturers replaying as you heard them for a few seconds while you take notes |
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What is Echoic memory? |
Auditory sensory memory |
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What is short-term memory? |
The memory system that retains information for limited durations - we're able to hold onto information we're currently thinking about/processing actively |
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How long is the duration of short-term memory? |
Between 15-20 seconds |
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What is the definition of 'decay' in regards to short-term memory? |
The fading of information from memory over time |
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What is the definition of 'interference' in regards to short-term memory? |
The loss of information from memory because of competition from additional incoming information |
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What are the two types of 'interference' |
Proactive interference Retroactive interference |
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What is the definition of retroactive interference? |
Interference with retention of old information due to acquisition of new information |
If you've learned Spanish and later learned a similar language such as Italian, you might make mistakes in Spanish you never made previously |
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What is the definition of proactive information? |
Interference with acquisition of new information due to previous learning of information |
Knowing how to play tennis might interfere with an attempt to learn to play racquet ball, which requires a much smaller racquet |
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What is the Magic Number? |
The span of short term memory. Seven plus or minus two pieces of information. |
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What is chunking? |
Organising information into meaningful groupings, allowing us to extend the span of short-term memory |
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