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Memory Key terms
Karten in diesem Stapel (21)
- 1CapacityThe measure of how much can be held in memory
- 2CodingThe way information is changed so that it can be stored in memory
- 3DurationA measure of how long a memory lasts before it is no longer available
- 4Multi-store modelAn explanation of memory based on 3 separate memory stores, and how information is transferred between these stores
- 5Sensory registerThis is the information at the sense - it is retained for a very brief period of time
- 6Working memory model - Central executiveMonitors and coordinates all other mental functions in working memory
- 7Working memory model - Episodic bufferReceives input from many sources, temporarily stores this info.
- 8Working memory model - Phonological loopCodes speech sounds in working memory, involving maintenance rehearsal
- 9Working memory model - Visuo-spatial sketchpadCodes visual information in terms of separate objects as well as the arrangement of these objects in one's visual field
- 10Working memory modelAn explanation of the memory used when working on a task
- 11Episodic memoryPersonal memories of events. Includes contextual details + emotional tone
- 12Procedural memoryMemory for how to do things. They are automatic as the result of repeated practice
- 13Semantic memoryShared memory of facts and knowledge.
- 14InterferenceAn explanation for forgetting.
One memory disruptes the ability to recall the other - 15Proactive interference (PI)Past learning interfere with current attempts to learn
- 16Retroactive interference (RI)Current attempts to learn interfere with past learning
- 17Retrieval failureAn explanation for getting bcos the issue relates to being able to retrieve a memory that is there but no accessible.
- 18Eyewitness testimonyEvidence provided in court by a person who witnessed a crime
- 19Misleading informationSupplying information that may lead a witness memory to being altered
- 20AnxietyAn emotional state that is often accompanied by increased heart rate and rapid breathing
- 21Cognitive interviewPolice technique for interviewing witness at a crime.
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- AQA Psychology Memory Definitions
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