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Cognitive Psyc Exam 2
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- 1Primacy EffectBetter memory for first few items
Memory rehearsal allows transfer from WM to LTM - 2Recency effectBetter memory for the last few items
Last few items are not displaced by future items
Based on working memory - 33 steps of memory processingAcquisition-process of gaining information and placing it into memory
Storage-hold acquired information in memory until it's needed
Retrieval- locate the information and bring it into active use - 4Iconic memoryVisual input's
- 5Echoic MemoryAuditory inputs
- 6Free Recall TaskExperiment supporting the Modal model
Presented with a series of words (30) &
repeat back as many as possible
Look at the position in the list (serial recall)
People usually remember 12 to 15 words - 7Results of Free Recall TaskLikely to remember the first few words: Primacy Effect
Likely to remember last few words: Recency Effect
U-shaped curve describing relation between position within the series (serial position) - 8Memory rehearsalRepeating a word over and over
- 9Primacy EffectBetter memory for first few items; memory rehearsal allows transfer from WM two LTM
- 10Recency EffectBetter memory for the last few items
Last few items are not displaced by future items
Based on working memory
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- Flashcards on Cognitive Psyc Exam 2, created by Nicole Cordray on 01/10/2016.
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