Chapter 7.2 Sensory and Working Memory

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What is the capacity of sensory memory

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Very large

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What is the duration of sensory memory

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Very short

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What are the two types of sensory memory

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1. Iconic and Echoic

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What does Iconic memory store and for how long

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1. 1.Visual information

2. 2. Half a second

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What does echoic memory store and for how long?

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1.Auditory information

2.About 2 seconds

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What is special about working memory?

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It is the only type of memory that is completely open to conscious awareness

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Any time you are thinking you are waking use of what

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Working memory (STM)

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What is the capacity of working memory

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Small capacity (5 to 9 bits/units according to George Miller)
Recent estimates say 4 to 9 bits/units

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What is the duration of working memory?

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Small duration (about 12 seconds)

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Name a technique that allows you to expand the limited capacity of WM

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Chunking - grouping similar or meaningful information together