sa - memory

Question 1

what is selective attention

Answer 1

the process of picking out and focusing on the most relevant parts of the display

Question 2

what does selective attention filter out

Answer 2

unnecessary information

Question 3

what happens to information from the STSS no selectively attended to

Answer 3

it is forgotten

Question 4

define the short term sensory store

Answer 4

all information enters the store and is held for 1 second.

Question 5

what are memories filtered through

Answer 5

selective attention

Question 6

describe the short term memory

Answer 6

holds information that has been attended to

Question 7

Capacity of STM

Answer 7

7+- 2

Question 8

what is the duration of STM

Answer 8

30 seconds

Question 9

how can you improve capacity of STM

Answer 9

chunking

Question 10

how to increase likelihood of encoding in STM

Answer 10

is information is processed (rehearsed)

Question 11

capacity of LTM

Answer 11

limitless

Question 12

duration of LTM

Answer 12

long periods of time

Question 13

where are motor programmes stored

Answer 13

LTM

Question 14

whats the main problem with LTM

Answer 14

retrieving information we have stored

Question 15

what are the factors affecting memory retention

Answer 15

• chunking
• Avoid interference
• Link
• organisation
• rehersal
• imagry

Question 16

what is avoid interference in memory

Answer 16

avoid presenting 2 similar pieces of info one after another, allow each piece to sink in first