Psychology 2135A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anterograde Amnesia, Implicit Learning, Eyewitness Memory
15 Apr 2016
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Encoding: the cognitive processes by which information is translated into a mental or internal representation and stored. Retrieval: the processes by which stored information is brought back to conscious awareness: previously stored information. Storage: the mental holding on to information between the time it is encoded and the time it is retrieved. Forgetting: the process that prevent information from being retrieved from a memory store. Modal model of memory: a theoretical approach to the study of memory that emphasizes the existence of different memory stores (for example, sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory) Sensory memory: a memory store thought to hold on to incoming sensory information for very brief periods of time. Short-term memory (stm): a memory store thought to hold on to incoming information for up to 20-30 seconds. Also called primary memory. it is thought to have a small capacity (up to 7 plus or minus 2 slots )
