Psychology 1010 Exam 3 Questions and Correct Answers Latest Version.

Psychology 1010 Exam 3 Questions and
Correct Answers Latest Version

Memory -

** Persistence of learning over time, through the storage and retrieval of info and skills



Encoding: -

** info put into our brain, that allows it to be stored



Storage: -

** info held in a way that allows it to be retrieved



Retrieval: -

** retrieving and recalling nfo producing it similar to what was encoded



Explicit (Declarative ) Memory: -

** Facts, stories, and meanings of words we know and can recall. Effortfull process



Implicit Memories: -

** Memories we're not fully aware of. Automatically processed.



Implicit Memories Examples -

** Condition associations (smells)

Procedural memories (riding bike)

Spcae (recall your house)

Time (looking backwards for something lost)

Frequency (third time heard song on radio)



Procedural Memory: -

** Riding a bike

, Sensory Memory: -

** Where memories are kept a few seconds or less



Short Term Memory: -

** Info kept for a limited duration (20 sec. less)

Can be extended by rehearsal.

Limited Capacity = 7 digits +- 2

6 letters

5 words



Long Term Memory: -

** Info that is kept for hours, days, weeks, years

Unlimited capacity



The magic #7 (+/- 2): -

** STM: 7 digets or 6 letters or 5 words (+/-2)



Working Memory -

** brain system that stores and manages information for a comparatively short time



Effortful Processing Strategies -

** Chunking

Rehearsal



Chunking -

** Organizing data to manageable units

(when giving CC, SS, and phone #'s, you break into small units.)



Personality -

** Individuals characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (consistent, distinctive)