10 Questions
What type of memory is involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills after the original information is no longer present?
Long-term memory
Which stage of memory holds five to seven items for about 15 to 20 seconds?
Short-term memory
In the Modal Model of Memory by Atkinson and Shiffrin, what is the initial stage that holds all incoming information for seconds or fractions of a second?
Sensory memory
Which type of long-term memory involves muscle coordination?
Procedural memory
What are the control processes in the Modal Model of Memory that can be controlled by the person?
Rehearsal
What is responsible for the persistence of visual stimulus even after it is no longer present?
Iconic memory
Which method of measuring the capacity and duration of sensory memory involves asking participants to report as many letters as they could see?
Whole report method
What term refers to the brief sensory memory of the things that we hear?
Echoic memory
In the modal model of memory, which type of memory holds a large amount of information for a short period of time?
Sensory memory
Which type of interference occurs when new learning interferes with remembering old learning?
Retroactive interference
Study Notes
Types of Memory
- Long-term memory is involved in retaining, retrieving, and using information about stimuli, images, events, ideas, and skills after the original information is no longer present.
Short-Term Memory
- Holds five to seven items for about 15 to 20 seconds.
Modal Model of Memory
- The initial stage that holds all incoming information for seconds or fractions of a second is called Sensory Memory.
- Control processes that can be controlled by the person include attention, rehearsal, and retrieval strategies.
Long-Term Memory
- Procedural memory involves muscle coordination.
Sensory Memory
- Iconic memory is responsible for the persistence of visual stimulus even after it is no longer present.
- The partial-report method is used to measure the capacity and duration of sensory memory, involving asking participants to report as many letters as they could see.
Auditory Memory
- Echoic memory refers to the brief sensory memory of the things that we hear.
Modal Model of Memory
- Sensory memory holds a large amount of information for a short period of time.
Interference
- Proactive interference occurs when new learning interferes with remembering old learning.
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