HHB 3.3 Memory Flashcards

Front

Which type of memory is able to retain information for only a few seconds?

Back

sensory

Front

What term is used to describe when the first & last pieces of information viewed are remembered the best?

Back

serial position effect

Front

What term is used to describe the conversion of nerve impulses into a form that can be interpreted by the brain?

Back

encoding

Front

Which type of memory can hold roughly 7 items of information for ~30 seconds?

Back

Short term memory (STM)

Front

What is the serial position effect?

Back

the ability to remember information/items that are at the beginning or end of a series of items, but find it harder to recall information in the middle of the series

Front

In the serial position effect, information at the start is recalled due to...?

Back

rehearsal

Front

In the serial position effect, information in the middle is poorly recalled due to...?

Back

displacement (information is pushed out of STM by new information)

Front

In the serial position effect, information at the end is recalled due to...?

Back

not yet being displaced

Front

Working memory is an extension of which other type of memory?

Back

Short term memory (STM)

Front

For information to be transferred from the STM to the LTM, it must be...

Back

encoded