Types of Memory Encoding
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What is the main difference between semantic encoding, visual encoding, and acoustic encoding?

  • Semantic encoding involves the encoding of numbers, visual encoding involves the encoding of shapes, and acoustic encoding involves encoding of smells.
  • Semantic encoding involves encoding of smells, visual encoding involves encoding of numbers, and acoustic encoding involves encoding of shapes.
  • Semantic encoding focuses on organizing information, visual encoding focuses on colors, and acoustic encoding focuses on sounds.
  • Semantic encoding involves encoding words and their meanings, visual encoding involves encoding of images, and acoustic encoding involves encoding of sounds. (correct)
  • Why are concrete words like 'car' and 'dog' easier to recall than abstract words like 'level' and 'truth'?

  • Abstract words have a more pleasant emotional response.
  • Concrete words are longer and more complex.
  • Concrete words can create a mental image, making them easier to recall. (correct)
  • Abstract words are visually more stimulating.
  • What is the Self-reference effect?

  • It is the tendency to store only self-referential information.
  • It is the tendency to remember information shared by others.
  • It involves encoding external information more effectively than internal information.
  • It is the tendency to have better memory for personal information compared to less personal material. (correct)
  • According to the Baddeley & Hitch Model, storing memories is likened to what process?

    <p>Opening different files on a computer and adding information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three short-term systems in the Baddeley & Hitch Model of memory?

    <p>Visuospatial sketchpad, Episodic buffer, Phonological loop.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many separate memory stores does the Atkinson-Shiffrin Model assume?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

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