Psychology 1010 Exam #2 –
Questions And Detailed Solutions
Encoding - -The set of mental operations that people perform on sensory
information to convert that information into a form that is usable in brain's
storage systems. 220
- Storage - -Holding onto information for some period of time. 220
- Retrieval - -Getting information that is in storage into a form that can be
used. 221
- Levels-of-Processing Model of Memory - -Model of memory that assumes
information that is more "deeply processed" or processed according to its
meaning rather than just the sound or physical characteristics of the word or
words will be remembered more efficiently and for a longer period of time.
222
- Parallel Distributed Processing Model of Memory - -A model of memory in
which memory processes are proposed to take place at the same time over a
large network of neural connections. 222
- Iconic vs. Echoic Memory - -Visual sensory memory, lasting only a fraction
of a second vs. the brief memory of something a person has just heard. 225
- Short-term Memory - -The memory system in which information is held for
brief periods of time while being used. 226
- Long-term Memory - -The system of memory into which all the information
is placed to be kept more or less permanently. 229
- Serial position effect - -Tendency of information at the beginning and end
of a body of information to be remembered more accurately than information
in the middle of the body of information. 237
- Brain waves during sleep - -theta waves - brain waves indicating the early
stages of sleep
delta waves - long, slow waves that indicate the deepest stage of sleep
alpha waves - brain waves that indicate a state of relaxation or light sleep
beta waves - wide awake and mentally active, very small and very fast 140
- REM sleep - -Rapid eye movement, dream state
Questions And Detailed Solutions
Encoding - -The set of mental operations that people perform on sensory
information to convert that information into a form that is usable in brain's
storage systems. 220
- Storage - -Holding onto information for some period of time. 220
- Retrieval - -Getting information that is in storage into a form that can be
used. 221
- Levels-of-Processing Model of Memory - -Model of memory that assumes
information that is more "deeply processed" or processed according to its
meaning rather than just the sound or physical characteristics of the word or
words will be remembered more efficiently and for a longer period of time.
222
- Parallel Distributed Processing Model of Memory - -A model of memory in
which memory processes are proposed to take place at the same time over a
large network of neural connections. 222
- Iconic vs. Echoic Memory - -Visual sensory memory, lasting only a fraction
of a second vs. the brief memory of something a person has just heard. 225
- Short-term Memory - -The memory system in which information is held for
brief periods of time while being used. 226
- Long-term Memory - -The system of memory into which all the information
is placed to be kept more or less permanently. 229
- Serial position effect - -Tendency of information at the beginning and end
of a body of information to be remembered more accurately than information
in the middle of the body of information. 237
- Brain waves during sleep - -theta waves - brain waves indicating the early
stages of sleep
delta waves - long, slow waves that indicate the deepest stage of sleep
alpha waves - brain waves that indicate a state of relaxation or light sleep
beta waves - wide awake and mentally active, very small and very fast 140
- REM sleep - -Rapid eye movement, dream state
