Memory

• label the memory pathway:

  A) audio

  B) visual

  C) sensory memory

  D) discarded

  E) transfer

  F) short term memory

  G) displacement or decay

  H) rehearsal

  I) encoding retrieval

  J) long term memory

  K) contextual clues

  L) reminder

  
• memory involves:

  • encoding
  • storage
  • retrieval
• memory includes:

  • experiences
  • knowledge
  • thoughts
• working memory (STM)= cognitive tasks
• memory capacity is the amount of information that can be stored in the short term memory
• contextual clues are a reminder of a time and place memory was first encoded
• memory capacity:

  • sensory= 1-2 seconds
  • STM= 30 seconds
  • LTM= unlimited
• short term memory can be improved by:

  1. rehearsal
  2. chunking
• long term memory has an infinite storage capacity, but forgetting occurs over time due to decay or interference.
• encoding STM to LTM:

  • shallow -> rehearsal + organisation
  • deep -> elaboration of meaning
• the serial position effect in STM is better recalled in the beginning (rehearsal) and end (info still in STM + not yet displaced) rather than the middle where its poorly recalled and easily displaced