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Flashcards by rob.nash1984, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by rob.nash1984
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Attention as Alertness | Being ready to respond; Sensitivity of attention to stimuli; Paying attention |
| Attention as a Limited Capacity | Limitations on how much info can be processed at once; Dividing attention can inhibit performance; |
| Attention as Selectivity | The need to be selective with what we pay attention to. |
| Central Resource Attention Capacity Theory | Attention is flexible and directed to tasks as needed. |
| Sensory Memory (Stages of Memory) | Unlimited capacity, short duration; Sensory information from the environment enters memory. |
| Short-Term Memory (Stages of Memory) | Functions as a temporary store and workspace; Limited capacity and duration |
| Long-Term Memory (Stages of Memory) | Somewhat permanent store with unlimited capacity and duration |
| Trace Decay (Causes of Forgetting) | Forgetting information over time. |
| Proactive Interference (Causes of Forgetting) | Old memories interfere with new memories |
| Retroactive Interference (Causes of Forgetting) | New memories interfere with old memories |
| Encoding Specificity Principle | The closer the relationship between practice and test contexts the better performance will be |
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