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15 Cards in this Set
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Features of STM |
Duration - 30sec Capacity - 7 words or numbers |
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Features of LTM |
Duration - unlimited Capacity - unlimited |
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Types of LTM |
Episodic, Semantic, Procedural |
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What is Episodic Memory? (Give an example) |
Memory for life events For example: holiday, marriage, family event, ect. |
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What is Semantic Memory? (Give An Example) |
Memory of facts (general knowledge) For example: Capital of France is Paris, Penguins are types of birds, etc. |
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What is Procedural Memory? (Give an example) |
Memory for skills (muscle memory) For example: Riding a bike, playing the piano, etc. |
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What Type of Process is Memory? |
An active process |
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What Are The Key Processes of Memory? |
Encoding, Storage, Retrieval |
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What is Encoding? |
Taking new information into memory (An input process) |
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What is Storage? |
Maintaining information in temporary/permanent memory over time. |
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What is Retrieval? |
Accessing the stored information when needed (an input process). |
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Types of Retrieval |
Recognition, Cued Recall, Free Recall |
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What is Recognition? |
A stimuli or piece of information is repeated and compared to your memory. E.g. multiple choice question. |
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What is Cued Recall? |
When you recieve a cue (a prompt or reminder) |
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What is Free Recall? |
You receive information directly from memory. |
