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What is the definition of memory?
What is the definition of memory?
- The act of forgetting information
- The process of making new memories
- The persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information (correct)
- The persistence of learning over time through the retrieval of information
What is recall?
What is recall?
Retrieving information that is not currently in your conscious awareness, but that was learned at an earlier time.
What is recognition in memory?
What is recognition in memory?
Identifying items previously learned.
What is relearning?
What is relearning?
What are the three stages of memory formation?
What are the three stages of memory formation?
What is sensory memory?
What is sensory memory?
What is iconic memory?
What is iconic memory?
What is eidetic memory?
What is eidetic memory?
What is short-term memory?
What is short-term memory?
What is long-term memory?
What is long-term memory?
What is mechanical repetition?
What is mechanical repetition?
What is echoic memory?
What is echoic memory?
What is working memory?
What is working memory?
How many bits of information can short-term memory retain?
How many bits of information can short-term memory retain?
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Memory Concepts
- Memory is the persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of information.
- Recall involves retrieving information not currently in conscious awareness, previously learned.
- Recognition is the ability to identify items that were previously learned.
- Relearning is the process of learning information more rapidly when learned a second time or later.
Stages of Memory Formation
- Memory formation consists of three stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Sensory Memory
- Sensory memory is the immediate, initial recording of information that enters through the senses.
- Iconic memory is a type of sensory register that holds brief picture images.
- Echoic memory is a sensory register that holds mental traces of sounds.
- Eidetic memory refers to a more vivid and persistent form of iconic memory, often described as photographic memory.
Short-Term Memory
- Short-term memory is activated when thinking about or processing information.
- It can typically retain about seven bits of information.
- Working memory involves active processing of incoming information along with retrieved information from long-term memory.
Long-Term Memory
- Long-term memory is capable of large amounts of storage that is relatively permanent.
- Mechanical repetition is a method for transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.
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