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CHUNKING:
Grouping seperate pieces of information into a single unit |
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| Define the: duration and capacity of Sensory Memory System |
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Sensory:
1) Capacity: LARGE
2) Duration: short (1/2-1 second) |
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| Define: Duration and capacity of SHORT-TERM Memory system: |
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Capacity: 5-9 items
Duration: 30 seconds w/o maintenance rehearsal. |
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| Duration and capacity of Long Term Memory System: |
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Duration: Unlimited
Capacity: Unlimited
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| Memory: ENCODING Specificity Hypothesis: |
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| Memory is better when the conditions of RECALL are similar to conditions when information was learned. |
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| Define: Elaborative rehearsal |
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Necessary for storage in long term memory in which information is actively reviewed and related to old information
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| Define: Serial Position Effect: |
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| Remembering the material at the BEGINNING and END of a list BETTER THAN the material in the middle. |
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| Hierarchies assist LONG TERM memory by organizing information into general categories that are further divided and subdivided. (see Stephen Kings movie, 'Dreamcatcher'. |
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| Define" Maintenance Rehearsal: |
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| This is the repeating of information to maintain it in the STM (Short Term Memory) |
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