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Psychology OCR GCSE memory key terms
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- 1Information processingthe idea that information is processed through a number of stages.
- 2Inputthe process of data entry
- 3Encodingthe process in which data is changed into another format
- 4Storagethe process in which information is held, ready to be used at a later date
- 5retrievalthe process in which information is located and taken out of storage
- 6outputthe process of using data after it has been retrieved.
- 7Accessability problemsproblems associated with retrieving information in storage
- 8Availability problemsproblems associated with information no longer being stored
- 9Short-term memorythe memory store that has limited capacity and limited duration, and where information becomes conscious.
- 10Long-term memorythe memory store that has unlimited capacity and unlimited duration, and where information is permanently stored.
- 11Sensory storethe store where all immediate information in briefly held unless it is paid attention to
- 12attentiona process that makes people aware of information in the memory.
- 13decatthis is the fading of information over time until it is forgotten
- 14capacitythis refers to who long information lasts in the memory
- 15displacementa process in which information is "shunted out" of storage by new information, and so become forgotten
- 16Maintenance rehearsala process that basically involves repeating information so that it stays in storage, either temporarily or permanently.
- 17Shallow processingonly coding information based on its physical characteristics
- 18Deep processingcoding information by giving it a deeper meaning allowing for you to remember it
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