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| Name the three processes involved in memory. |
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| Encoding, storage, retrieval |
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| To which memory location does all information entering the brain go? |
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| How long does information stay in the sensory memory? |
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| How long does information stay in the short term memory? |
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| A short time / 30 seconds |
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| How long can information stay in the long term memory? |
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| What is the span of Short term memory? |
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| 5-9 items / 7 plus or minus 2 items |
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| What method can increase STM span? |
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| Describe how chunking increases STM span. |
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| Items are clustered into meaningful groups |
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| What do we call the ability to remember the items at the beginning and end of a list better than the items in the middle? |
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| How can you retain items for longer in the STM? |
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| What happens to items in the STM that are not transferred to LTM? |
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| Lost by decay or displacement |
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| Name the three types of encoding used to transfer information from STM to LTM. |
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| Rehearsal Organisation Elaboration |
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| What type of encoding is rehearsal? |
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| What type of encoding is elaboration? |
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| What can help the retrieval of information from LTM? |
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| Contextual cues relate to which two features or the original memory? |
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