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Name the 3 types of memory 1. sensory 2. short term 3. long term
Which type of memory retain ALL information but only for a few seconds sensory
Which type of memory has an unlimited capacity long term memory
When information is converted from sensory to short term this is called encoding
When long term memory is converted to short term this is called retrieval
Name the term for smells/songs/places that help the retrieval process contextual cue
Name the 3 forms of encoding 1. rehearsal 2. organisation 3. elaboration
Which is shallower encoding; rehearsal OR elaboration rehearsal
When information is put into groups to help encoding this is called organisation
Which type of memory has a limited capacity short term memory
Keeping a phone number in the short term is achieved via chunking
When information is lost from short term this is called decay
When new information replaces older information in short term memory this is called displacement
The term for pieces of information such as time/place when memory was encoded is termed a contextual cue
Which form of encoding involves repeating information over and over rehearsal
When short term memory has processing capacity for simple cognitive tasks this is termed working memory
Describe the two processes that involve encoding Sensory to short term AND short term to long term
Explain why numbers at the start of the serial position effect experiment are higher encoded into long term
Explain why numbers at end of serial position effect are higher In short term memory
Explain why numbers in the middle of the serial position effect are lower displaced by newer information
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