6 Questions
What is the main difference between semantic encoding, visual encoding, and acoustic encoding?
Semantic encoding involves encoding words and their meanings, visual encoding involves encoding of images, and acoustic encoding involves encoding of sounds.
Why are concrete words like 'car' and 'dog' easier to recall than abstract words like 'level' and 'truth'?
Concrete words can create a mental image, making them easier to recall.
What is the Self-reference effect?
It is the tendency to have better memory for personal information compared to less personal material.
According to the Baddeley & Hitch Model, storing memories is likened to what process?
Opening different files on a computer and adding information.
What are the three short-term systems in the Baddeley & Hitch Model of memory?
Visuospatial sketchpad, Episodic buffer, Phonological loop.
How many separate memory stores does the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model assume?
Three
Learn about different types of memory encoding processes including semantic encoding, visual encoding, and acoustic encoding. Explore how attaching meaning to information, creating mental images, and encoding sounds can impact recall.
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