Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Pseudoword, Allan Paivio, Echoic Memory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Chapter 8 human memory and information processing. Materials and methods (how the information is collected) The bulk of research on memory has employed verbal materials. They range from nonsense syllables to words to sentences to paragraphs. This range of materials allows for manipulation of the amount of meaning in a stimuli. Memory the processes that allow us to record and later retrieve experiences and information. Encoding getting information into the system by translating it into a neural code that your brain processes. Storage involves retaining information over time. Retrieval pull information out of storage when we want to use it. Three-component model: sensory memory holds incoming sensory information just long enough for it to be recognized. It is composed of different subsystems called sensory registers (initial information processors). The visual sensory register is called the iconic store, and auditory is echoic store.