PSY372H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Sign Language, Memory Span, Sketchpad
Document Summary
Psy372: chapter 5 sensory and short-term memory (lecture 2) Working memory: the controlled use of information in short-term memory, the system in which information is actively processed and stored over the short term. Short-term memory: reserved more for the brief retention of information. Phonological loop: components: the phonological loop has two parts. Word length effect: the finding that a person"s word span is smaller for longer words than for shorter words articulation duration (not spelling or syllables) The longer it takes to say, the fewer words that can be readily recalled. Same syllables, but takes longer to say will remember the shorter sounding words. Chinese speakers have larger digits spans than english speakers and welsh speakers. Memory spans are smaller with american sign language than spoken language because signs take time. Articulatory suppression: a reduced verbal span when a person is speaking while simultaneously trying to remember a set of items.
