PSY 101 Study Guide - Explicit Memory, Italian General Confederation Of Labour, Long-Term Memory
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Objective 7. 1 define memory; explain the three processes of memory encoding, storage, and retrieval; and list the three stages of memory sensory, short-term, and long-term. Objective 7. 2 describe sensory memory, including icons and echoes and how information is transferred from sensory memory to short-term memory. Objective 7. 3 describe short-term memory, including its capacity, how information is encoded, the permanence of short-term memory and its susceptibility to interference, and the concept of working memory. Objective 7. 4 describe long-term memory in terms of permanence, capacity and the basis on which information is stored; define dual memory; and explain how one"s culture affects memory. Objective 7. 5 explain the magic number seven; describe chunking; and explain how the two types of rehearsal affect memory. Objective 7. 6 discuss the permanence of memory, including the work of penfield and the loftuses; explain constructive processing and pseudo-memories; and describe the effects of hypnosis on memory and how a cognitive interview can improve eyewitness memories.
