PS275 Study Guide - Childhood Amnesia, Language Acquisition Device, Memory Span
Document Summary
Multistore model: richard atkinson and shiffrin (1968) discovered this model of the information-processing system; understands how people think. Sensory store/sensory register: the systems log in unit; holds raw input as a kind of afterimage or echo of what you have sensed; holds large quantities of information for very brief milliseconds. Short-term-storage: (working memory) a processing unit that can store a limited amount of info (5-9 pieces) for several seconds; stores information temporarily so you can do something with it. Long-term-storage: vast and relatively permanent storehouse of information. Select appropriate memory processes and problem solving strategies. Monitor quality of tentative answers and solutions. Metacognition: knowledge about cognition and about the regulation of cognitive activities. Knowledge base: what kids know about the things they are thinking about; existing information. Memory span: measure of the amount of information that can be held in working memory.
