PS260 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dialog Tree, The Need, Sleep Deprivation
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Chapter 6: the acquisition of memories and the working-memory system. Many people understand storage to be a (cid:498)dormant(cid:499) process, so that the memory remains unchanged while it is in storage. Modern: retrieval the process of locating information in memory and activating that information for use, modal model a nickname for a specific conception of the (cid:498)architecture(cid:499) of memory. In this model, working memory serves both as the storage site for material now being contemplated and as the (cid:498)loading platform(cid:499) for long-term memory. The route into memory can reach working memory through the processes of perception, or it can be drawn from long-term memory. Once in working memory, material can be further processed or can simply be recycled for subsequent use. This model prompted a large quantity of valuable research, but it has now largely been set aside, with modern theorizing offering a very different conception of working memory.
