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- 1What is cognition?The processes which allows us to change, store and use information. These include the process of attention, perception, memory, decision making and language.
- 2What is memory?Encoding and storage of information that is later retrieved
- 3Free RecallThe accusing of stored memories without/with minimal prompts
- 4RecognitionThe accessing of memories by identifying things that have been encountered before
- 5RetrievalThe accessing of information held in memory
- 6Cued recallThe accessing of stored memories using prompts
- 7EncodingThe cognitive way information is represented in memory, for example, visual, acoustic (sound-based) or semantic (meaning-based)
- 8CapacityThe maximum amount of information that can be held in a memory stored before it is full
- 9DurationHow long information can be held in memory for, in the length of storage over time
- 10Sensory memoryCapacity - Sperling - 4 items
Duration - Sperling - 2 seconds
Encoding - Attkinson and Shiffrin - Environmental stimuli - 11Short-term MemoryCapacity - Miller - 7 +/- 2
Duration - Peterson and Peterson - 18-30 seconds
Encoding - Conrad - Mainly accoustic
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- A Level History Flashcards on Psychology flashcards, created by Charlie K on 24/04/2015.
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