PY 101 exam 3
memory - correct answer ✔the ability to store and retrieve information we
have learned
sensory memory - correct answer ✔A type of storage that holds sensory
information (sights, sounds, and smells) for a few seconds or less.
echoic sensory memory - correct answer ✔auditory sensory memory that
lasts up to several seconds
iconic sensory memory - correct answer ✔visual sensory memory that lasts
about a quarter of a second
short-term memory - correct answer ✔activated memory that holds a few
items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten. limited capacity and
duration of only 15-20 seconds and requires active maintenance rehearsal to
prevent forgetting.
Chunking - correct answer ✔Combining small pieces of information into
larger clusters or chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory.
maintenance rehearsal - correct answer ✔A system for remembering
involving repeating information to oneself
working memory - correct answer ✔a newer understanding of short-term
memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory
and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term
memory (components: central executive, supervisory system)
, phonological loop - correct answer ✔A component of working memory where
we repeat verbal information to help us remember it
visuospatial sketchpad - correct answer ✔A component of working memory
where we create mental images to remember visual information
episodic buffer - correct answer ✔a limited capacity storage system
responsible for integrating information from several sources to create a unified
memory,
long-term memory - correct answer ✔a type of storage that holds information
for hours, days, weeks, or years. unlimited capacity.
serial position curve - correct answer ✔graph depicting both primacy and
recency effects on people's ability to recall items on a list
primary effect - correct answer ✔tendency to recall the first terms of list. uses
LTM
recency effect - correct answer ✔tendency to remember words at the end of
a list especially well. uses STM
spreading activation - correct answer ✔Occurs when one item brought into
working memory triggers an activation of related memory
Encoding - correct answer ✔the processing of information into the memory
system
Consolidation - correct answer ✔transfer of information from STM to LTM
memory - correct answer ✔the ability to store and retrieve information we
have learned
sensory memory - correct answer ✔A type of storage that holds sensory
information (sights, sounds, and smells) for a few seconds or less.
echoic sensory memory - correct answer ✔auditory sensory memory that
lasts up to several seconds
iconic sensory memory - correct answer ✔visual sensory memory that lasts
about a quarter of a second
short-term memory - correct answer ✔activated memory that holds a few
items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten. limited capacity and
duration of only 15-20 seconds and requires active maintenance rehearsal to
prevent forgetting.
Chunking - correct answer ✔Combining small pieces of information into
larger clusters or chunks that are more easily held in short-term memory.
maintenance rehearsal - correct answer ✔A system for remembering
involving repeating information to oneself
working memory - correct answer ✔a newer understanding of short-term
memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory
and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-term
memory (components: central executive, supervisory system)
, phonological loop - correct answer ✔A component of working memory where
we repeat verbal information to help us remember it
visuospatial sketchpad - correct answer ✔A component of working memory
where we create mental images to remember visual information
episodic buffer - correct answer ✔a limited capacity storage system
responsible for integrating information from several sources to create a unified
memory,
long-term memory - correct answer ✔a type of storage that holds information
for hours, days, weeks, or years. unlimited capacity.
serial position curve - correct answer ✔graph depicting both primacy and
recency effects on people's ability to recall items on a list
primary effect - correct answer ✔tendency to recall the first terms of list. uses
LTM
recency effect - correct answer ✔tendency to remember words at the end of
a list especially well. uses STM
spreading activation - correct answer ✔Occurs when one item brought into
working memory triggers an activation of related memory
Encoding - correct answer ✔the processing of information into the memory
system
Consolidation - correct answer ✔transfer of information from STM to LTM
