PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Therapeutic Relationship, Limbic System, Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Exam date: in class on wednesday, april 10th. The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions. Memory is the persistence of learning over tie, through storage and retrieval of information: know the basic memory processes encoding, storage and retrieval. Know that working memory contains visual and auditory elements. The information-processing model focuses on the changes in one"s brain as they mature and the idea that humans process the info they receive rather than just responding to stimuli. The three-stage model consists of: sensory memory: immediate, brief recording of surroundings, short-term memory: holds a few items briefly, long-term memory: relatively permanent with limitless storage. Know that other things require effort to process. Automatic processing is the act of effortlessly processing an enormous amount of info such as space, time and frequency. Other things such as novel information requires effort to process, i. e. learning things from a textbook and memorizing facts.
