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Unit 3.2
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- 1memory involves what?storage and retrieval of information
- 2memories include what?past experiences, knowledge and thoughts
- 3what is the first level of memory?sensory memory
- 4what is the second level of memory?short term memory
- 5what is the third stage of memory?long term memory
- 6what does sensory memory retain?sensory and auditory information
- 7what is memory span?the number of discrete items, such as letters or words or numbers that the STM can hold
- 8how can items be retained in the short term memory?rehersal
- 9how can information be lost from the short term memory?decay or displacement
- 10what technique can improve short term memory?chunking
- 11how can information be transferred into the long term memory?by rehearsal, organisation or elaboration
- 12how is retrieval from the short term memory aided?contextual cues
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