Memory Processes and Models

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What is memory?

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An active system that receives information from the senses, puts it into a usable form, organizes it, stores it, and retrieves it.

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What are the three processes of memory?

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Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.

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What is encoding in memory?

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The process of getting sensory information into a form that the brain can use.

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What is storage in memory?

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The process of holding onto information for some period of time.

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What is retrieval in memory?

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The process of getting information that is in storage into a usable form.

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What does the Information-Processing Model assume about memory?

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It assumes that the processing of information for memory storage is similar to how a computer processes memory in a series of stages.

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What is the Levels-of-Processing Model?

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A model that assumes information processed more deeply, according to its meaning, will be remembered more efficiently.

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What is the Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP) Model?

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A model that proposes memory processes occur simultaneously across a network of neural connections.

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What is sensory memory?

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The very first system of memory that holds raw information from the senses for a brief period.

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What is iconic memory?

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A type of visual sensory memory that lasts for a fraction of a second.