PSYC 2450 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Attention Span, Memory Span, Connectionism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Karl Hennig

Document Summary

Re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) q"s: outline the basic components of the information processing model and briefly explain how it works (attention, wm, ltm, executive functioning) When information that is inputted from the environments feed into the sensory store logs input, the attention to the information focuses it towards the short-term (working) memory. Here the information is held temporarily and completes operations by the information given. This information can be used to respond to activity or can move into the long-term memory where it is stored to acquire at a later time. When this information is needed it is retrieved by the short term memory to execute a response. Meanwhile, the executive control processes plan and operate each phase of information processing to regulate attention, select appropriate problem solving strategies and monitor quality of the solutions: what is working memory and how is it assessed by psychologists.