What profile does gambling behavior fit (variable/rationing)
Chapter 6
Definition of memory
Mental processes that enable us to acquire, retain, and retrieve information
involving three fundamental processes: econding, storage, and retrieval
Encoding
Process of transforming information into a form that can be used at a later time
Recall
Process of recovering information stored in memory so that we are consciously aware of it
Elaborate rehearsal
Rehearsal that involves focusing on the meaning of information to help encode and
transfer it into long-term memory
Other name for short-term memory
Working memory
How long short-term memories last
20 seconds
What stage of memory is workshop of consciousness
Short-Term Memory
How to increase length of time you hold short and long-term memories
Encoding Long-Term memories.
Elaborative rehearsal, which involves focusing on the meaning of information to help encode and
transfer it to long-term memory
Know difference: procedural/episodic/semantic/explicit memories
Episodic – Memories of personally experienced events
Procedural – Involve learning a new skill or task until it can be performed automatically
Semantic- Includes memories of general knowledge, concepts, facts, and names
Explicit- Information or knowledge that can be consciously recollected; also called declarative memory
Know semantic model and what it represents:
a model that describes units of information in long-term
memory as being organized in a complex network of associations. Activating one concept or memory in
the network may lead to other associations/memories in the network. Represents the importance of
retrieval cues in bringing up long-term memories.
Tip of tongue experience:
a memory phenomenon that involves the sensation of knowing that specific
information is stored in long-term memory, but being temporarily unable to retrieve it. Is a type of
retrieval failure, and shows that retrieving information from our memories is not an all-or-nothing
process.
How multiple choice tests access long-term memory:
