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MEMORY AND COGNITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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MEMORY AND COGNITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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MEMORY AND COGNITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 Memory - ANSWER The persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of iformation Cognition - ANSWER The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering and communicating Encoding - ANSWER Processing information into the memory system Storage - ANSWER Retention of encoded information. Retrieval - ANSWER Pulling information out of memory storage (i.e. out of long term memory and into working memory). Sensory memory - ANSWER The immediate and brief recording of sensory information into the memory system. Short -term memory - ANSWER Activate memory that holds about 7 (plus or minus) items briefly before the information is stored or forgotten. Long -term memory - ANSWER The relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system. Working memory - ANSWER A newer understanding of short -term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming information, and of information retrieved from long -term memory. Parellel processing - ANSWER The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously. Automatic processing - ANSWER Unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time and frequency or of well -learned information, such as word meanings. Effortful processing - ANSWER Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort Rehearsal - ANSWER The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in the working memory or store it in long -term memory. Spacing effect - ANSWER The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long -term retention. Serial position effect - ANSWER Tendency to recall the last and first items in a list. Visual encoding - ANSWER The encoding of picture images. Acoustic encoding - ANSWER The encoding of sound. Semantic encoding - ANSWER The encoding of meaning, including the meaning of words. Imagery - ANSWER Creating mental pictures. Mnemoics - ANSWER Memory aids. Chunking - ANSWER The grouping of information into familiar, meaningful units. Iconic memory - ANSWER A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a picture -image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second. Echoic memory - ANSWER A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 -4 seconds. Long -term potentiation (LTP) - ANSWER An increase in a synapse's firing potential after brief, rapid stimulation. Neural basis for memory and learning.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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