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Psych memoryy
Psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sensory Registers | Entry points for raw information from the senses |
| Attention | Selection of some incoming information for further processing |
| Short term memory | Working memory; Briefly stores and processes selected information from the sensory registers |
| Chunking | Grouping of information into meaningful units for easier handling by short-term memory |
| Decay theory | Holds that the passage of time itself causes forgetting |
| Interference theory | Holds that interference from other information causes forgetting |
| Rote rehearsal | Retaining information in STM simply by repeating it over and over |