PSYC 1F90 Quiz: PSYC 289 - Unit #7
18 Jan 2018
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Define and describe the three basic memory processes: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Be able to provide and recognize original examples of these processes. (p. 302: encoding: forming a memory code, usually requires attention, is similar to entering data using a computer keyboard, ex. How do early-selection and late-selection theories of attention differ? (pp. 303-304: the key issue is whether stimuli are screened out early, during sensory input, or late, after the brain has processed the meaning or significance of the input, ex. Outline the relationship between depth of processing and probability of recall. Be able to provide and recognize original examples of each of the levels of processing. (pp. 304-305: structural encoding: relatively shallow processing that emphasizes the physical structure of the stimulus, ex. Does the word rhyme with weight: semantic encoding: deep processing, emphasizes the meaning of verbal input, involves thinking about the objects/actions the words represent, ex.
