Cognition:
Exploring the
Science of the
Mind (7E) – Daniel
Reisberg, Chapter
6 | Study Guide
, Terms in this set (46)
Acquisition The process of gaining information and placing it into memory
Storage The process of retaining encoded information over time
Retrieval The process of getting information out of memory storage
Modal Model The 3 stage model of memory that divides memory into 3 areas - sensory,
short term, and long term
Sensory memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. Arrival point of
information - this form holds onto the input in sensory form - an iconic
memory for visual inputs and an echoic memory for auditory inputs.
Short term memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. The place where info
is held while you are working on it.
Long term memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. The vast repository
that contains all of your knowledge and all of your beliefs.
Exploring the
Science of the
Mind (7E) – Daniel
Reisberg, Chapter
6 | Study Guide
, Terms in this set (46)
Acquisition The process of gaining information and placing it into memory
Storage The process of retaining encoded information over time
Retrieval The process of getting information out of memory storage
Modal Model The 3 stage model of memory that divides memory into 3 areas - sensory,
short term, and long term
Sensory memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. Arrival point of
information - this form holds onto the input in sensory form - an iconic
memory for visual inputs and an echoic memory for auditory inputs.
Short term memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. The place where info
is held while you are working on it.
Long term memory 1 of 3 stages of memory according to the modal model. The vast repository
that contains all of your knowledge and all of your beliefs.
