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Psych 111 Me Exam Study Guide.
Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory - answer✔According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory,
information passes through three distinct stages in order for it to be stored in long-term memory.
Sensory Memory - answer✔Sensory memory
**seconds or fractions of a second
**Large
Example: Sensory information about sights, sounds, smells, and even textures, which we do not view as
valuable information, we discard. If we view something as valuable, the information will move into our
short-term memory system.
.
A type of storage that holds sensory information for a few seconds or less.
Short-term Memory
(STM) - answer✔Short-term memory (STM)
15-30 seconds
5-9
Chunking - answer✔Recording or reorganizing info in STM.
Long-term Memory (LTM): - answer✔Definition: the more permanent storage of memories and
knowledge
Long-term memory (LTM)
years or even decades
Very large
Long-term Memory (LTM):
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A-Explicit Memories (declarative)
B-Implicit Memories (non-declarative) - answer✔There are two components of long-term memory:
explicit and implicit. Explicit memory includes episodic and semantic memory. Implicit memory includes
procedural memory and things learned through conditioning.
A-Explicit Memories (declarative)
1-Episodic
2-Semantic - answer✔Definition/"Involves the recall of knowledge and events in which a person
deliberately retrieves the answer and recognizes it as a correct one
Or/When you are trying to intentionally remember something (like a formula for your statistics class or a
list of dates for your history class), this information is stored in your explicit memory. We use these
memories every day, from remembering information for a test to recalling the date and time of a
doctor's appointment. This type of memory is also known as declarative memory since you can
consciously recall and explain the information.
Ex/recalling your phone number, identifying who the current president is, writing a research paper, and
remembering what time you are meeting a friend to go to a movie.
1-Episodic memory - answer✔Definition: memory about happenings in particular places at particular
times, the what, where, and when of an event
ex: when I graduated or I got marrid big event for me.
2-Semantic memory - answer✔Definition: knowledge about words, concepts, and language based
knowledge and facts
Or/ These are memories of facts, concepts, names, and other general knowledge information.
Ex: I remmber about knowlege such famous authers
11/8/2024 12:08 PM
Psych 111 Me Exam Study Guide.
Atkinson-Shiffrin Model of Memory - answer✔According to the Atkinson-Shiffrin model of memory,
information passes through three distinct stages in order for it to be stored in long-term memory.
Sensory Memory - answer✔Sensory memory
**seconds or fractions of a second
**Large
Example: Sensory information about sights, sounds, smells, and even textures, which we do not view as
valuable information, we discard. If we view something as valuable, the information will move into our
short-term memory system.
.
A type of storage that holds sensory information for a few seconds or less.
Short-term Memory
(STM) - answer✔Short-term memory (STM)
15-30 seconds
5-9
Chunking - answer✔Recording or reorganizing info in STM.
Long-term Memory (LTM): - answer✔Definition: the more permanent storage of memories and
knowledge
Long-term memory (LTM)
years or even decades
Very large
Long-term Memory (LTM):
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A-Explicit Memories (declarative)
B-Implicit Memories (non-declarative) - answer✔There are two components of long-term memory:
explicit and implicit. Explicit memory includes episodic and semantic memory. Implicit memory includes
procedural memory and things learned through conditioning.
A-Explicit Memories (declarative)
1-Episodic
2-Semantic - answer✔Definition/"Involves the recall of knowledge and events in which a person
deliberately retrieves the answer and recognizes it as a correct one
Or/When you are trying to intentionally remember something (like a formula for your statistics class or a
list of dates for your history class), this information is stored in your explicit memory. We use these
memories every day, from remembering information for a test to recalling the date and time of a
doctor's appointment. This type of memory is also known as declarative memory since you can
consciously recall and explain the information.
Ex/recalling your phone number, identifying who the current president is, writing a research paper, and
remembering what time you are meeting a friend to go to a movie.
1-Episodic memory - answer✔Definition: memory about happenings in particular places at particular
times, the what, where, and when of an event
ex: when I graduated or I got marrid big event for me.
2-Semantic memory - answer✔Definition: knowledge about words, concepts, and language based
knowledge and facts
Or/ These are memories of facts, concepts, names, and other general knowledge information.
Ex: I remmber about knowlege such famous authers
