Psychology Chapter 6: Memory Stages
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Which of the following best exemplifies the encoding stage of memory?

  • Holding a phone number in your mind just long enough to dial it.
  • Recalling the steps to ride a bicycle after many years.
  • Remembering a childhood birthday party in vivid detail.
  • Forgetting a person's name immediately after being introduced. (correct)
  • Sensory memory's primary function is to:

  • Permanently store vast amounts of information.
  • Provide the brain with a brief window to process incoming sensations. (correct)
  • Transfer information directly into long-term memory storage.
  • Enable detailed analysis and manipulation of information.
  • What is the duration of echoic memory?

  • About 4 seconds. (correct)
  • Indefinitely under the right conditions.
  • Momentarily.
  • Up to one minute.
  • The key difference between short-term memory (STM) and working memory is that working memory:

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    Which of the following is a characteristic of long-term memory (LTM)?

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    Remembering the capital of France falls under which type of long-term memory?

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    Which type of the following memory would be directly involved in riding a bike?

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    What does reactivating information that has been stored in memory refer to?

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    Encoding

    The process of placing experiences into memory.

    Storage

    Holding information in memory for processing or use.

    Retrieval

    Reactivating stored information from memory.

    Sensory Memory

    Brief storage for incoming sensory information.

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    Short-term Memory (STM)

    Temporarily holds small amounts of information for seconds to a minute.

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    Working Memory

    Processes that modify and interpret information in STM.

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    Long-term Memory (LTM)

    Memory storage that can hold information for a long time, even years.

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    Explicit Memory

    Declarative memory including episodic and semantic information.

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    Study Notes

    Memory Stages

    • Memory processes involve encoding, storage, and retrieval
    • Encoding is how experiences are entered into memory
    • Storage is keeping information in memory to use later
    • Retrieval is accessing stored information

    Sensory Memory

    • Brief sensory information storage
    • Purpose is processing incoming sensations
    • Iconic memory (visual)
    • Echoic memory (sound) - lasts up to 4 seconds

    Short-Term Memory (STM)

    • Temporarily stores small amounts of information (less than a minute)
    • Not permanent storage; becomes available for processing
    • Working memory refers to processes in STM
    • Used for processing, modifying and storing information

    Long-Term Memory (LTM)

    • Permanent information storage (days, months, years)
    • Unlimited capacity
    • Organizes memory using categories, prototypes, and schemas
    • Schemas can lead to memory distortions
    • Two types: explicit (declarative) and implicit (non-declarative)

    Explicit (Declarative) Memory

    • Episodic: Personal experiences and events
    • Semantic: General knowledge and factual information

    Implicit (Non-declarative) Memory

    • Procedural: Knowledge of skills and habits
    • Priming: Changes in behavior from frequent experiences

    Cognition

    • Encompasses processes like perception, knowledge, problem-solving, judgment, language, and memory
    • Cognitive processes can lead to distortions and errors in judgments and behaviors
    • Examples of cognitive biases include overconfidence, source monitoring, misinformation effect, confirmation bias, functional fixedness, salience, representativeness heuristic, and availability heuristic

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    This quiz covers the various stages of memory, including encoding, storage, and retrieval. It explores the differences between sensory, short-term, and long-term memory as well as explicit and implicit memory types. Test your understanding of how memory functions and its processes!

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