PY 101 Study Guide - Pizza Hut, Sensory Memory, Anterograde Amnesia
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While he is studying, he is trying to think of as many examples as he can to illustrate key ideas. Norm is using: elaboration: erin is studying for her anatomy exam. While she is studying, she tries to create as many pictures as she can to illustrate key ideas. Sensory memory: a 1-800 number for a product ronald was interested in flashed on the television screen. Unfortunately the number disappeared before ronald was able to write down the last three digits. However, ronald found he had a momentary mental image of the phone number, and he was able to complete it, even though the number had disappeared. The process of actively repeating the number is called: rehearsal: with rehearsal information in short-term memory can be maintained for some time. Without rehearsal the duration of short-term memory is: about 20 seconds: you are absorbed in reading your psychology text when the phone rings.
