Ch. 10 Section 1: Memory Stages

Ch. 10
Section 1
The Processes of Memory
Memory – Storage…retrieval (think memory cards)
Encoding – (think translator or keyboard)
Storage – (think time capsule or floppy disk)
Retrieval – (think monitor)
Three Stages of Memory
Sensory memory – brief…

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Prevents you from being overwhelmed
Gives you decision time
Allows continuity and stability in your world

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Short-term memory – seven items…duration by active rehearsal

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Maintenance rehearsal – (think cassette tape)
Chunking – grouping for easier memorization (think labeling)
The Primacy-Recency Effect –
Primacy effect – Able to remember mostly information items from the beginning
Recency effect – Only able to remember the latter information that is told at a later time than the first items
Working memory – Being able to retrieve information from short term memories and how well you’re able to recall it.
Long-term memoy – Often from long periods of time, even if you didn’t think about it, you are able to recall the information.
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Types of long-term memory

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Semantic memory – How well you know rules, worlds, and meanings to your knowledge of language. Dictionary
Episodic memory – Memory “history”
Declarative memory –
Procedural memory – Automated retrieval of learned skills without
Memory and the Brain