PSY 304 Study Guide - Final Guide: Impression Formation, Explicit Memory, Berkeley Studies
5 Dec 2013
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Uses a computer metaphor to explain how people process stimuli. Just like a computer, info enters the system (people"s brains) and is transformed, coded, and stored in various ways. Info enters storage temporarily until it is stored more permanently like on a disc. Based on three assumptions: (1) people are active participants in the process. (2) both quantitative (how much info is remembered) and qualitative (what kinds of info is remembered) aspects of info are examined. Information is processed through a series of stages or stores. System responsible for processing and temporary storage of info. Used in all cognitive tasks including comprehension. Assumed to have limited capacity to do processing and storage. But processing, working memory, speed of processing, and attention less efficient. Cognitive consequences if sensory/ motor abilities are reduced. Earliest step in information processing, where new info is first registered. Takes in a large amount of info rapidly, no limit. Age differences in sensory memory are not common.
