PSY 333D Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Echoic Memory, Iconic Memory, Memory Span
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Acquisition: the process of gaining information and placing it into memory. Storage: phase in which you hold a memory until the information is needed. Retrieval: phase in which you locate the information in your memory and bring it into active use. Modal model: experiment in which participants viewed a grid for 50 ms. If asked to report all the letters, participants could only recall 3-4. Sensory memory: form of memory that holds on to the input in raw sensory form. An iconic memory for visual inputs and an echoic memory for auditory inputs. Short term memory: the place where you hold info while you"re working on it. Working memory: a term used instead of short term memory in modern proposals, to emphasize on its function. Long term memory: the vast repository that contains all of your knowledge and all of your beliefs. Free recall: when a participant is free to report words in any order they choose.
