PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Long-Term Memory, Cooperative Learning, Metamemory
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Concrete operational stage: 7-12 years old; logical thinking, struggling with abstract concepts. Decentering: ability to take multiple aspects of a situation into account; others perspectives, situational context. Culture affects which concepts are mastered and when. Understanding conversation: urban australians understand conversation much quicker than australians in rural areas. Sensory memory: immediate impression, stays with you for one second. Short-term memory: 7 units of information, stays with you for 15-25 seconds, improves dramatically during middle childhood. Long-term memory: enduring, limitless amount of long term memory storage. Control strategies: conscious tactics to improve cognitive processes. Mnemonic devices: memory aids, on tactic to improve cognitive function. Spacing effect: spreading out learning over a longer period of time. Chunking: organizing info into familiar/meaningful groups leading to greater. Testing effect: taking a test on information increases memory of info. Acronyms: words created from ignition letters of a serious of words; roy g biv.
