PSYCH 2H03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Baddeley'S Model Of Working Memory, Sketchpad, Psych
18 Jun 2013
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Learning: the permanent change in behaviour that results from experience. Memory: the mental operations that store information as well as recover and retrieve it at appropriate times. Short-term memory (stm): memory that contains our moment-to-moment conscious thoughts and perceptions; its contents endure only as long as we are paying attention to them. Working memory (wm): the set of mechanisms that underlies short-term memory and communicates with long-term memory; a semipermanent memory store that endures for a lifetime and aids in learning new information. Retroactive interference: hindrance that occurs when new information makes it difficult to remember previously learned information. Proactive interference: inference that occurs when previously learned information inhibits the ability to remember new information. Rehearsal: paying attention to items in short-term memory. Maintenance rehearsal: saying something repeatedly to keep it in mind. This sort of rote learning keeps items in short-term memory, but does not guarantee permanent ability to recall them.
