SPMT 370: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
memory
psychological process by which knowledge is recorded, via learning, and information is
stored and retrieved
Multiple Store Theory of Memory
explains memory as utilizing three different storage areas within the brain: sensory ->
short-term (workbench) -> long-term
Sensory Memory (characteristics)
unlimited capacity, very limited duration, iconic memory, echoic storage
Workbench (short-term) Memory
limited capacity, limited duration, coding takes place here
Long-term Memory (characteristics)
unlimited capacity, unlimited duration, semantic meaning, semantic/associative network
Sensory Memory (definition)
area in memory where a consumer stores things exposed to one of the five senses
Iconic
visual
Echoic
auditory
Olfactory
, smell
Gustatory
taste
Haptic
touch
Episodic Memory
memory from a past event in one's life
Nostalgia
yearning to relive the past that can produce lingering positive emotions
Short-term (workbench) memory
storage area in the memory system where information is stored while it is being
processed and encoded for later recall
Factors that affect "workbench" memory:
duration of exposure, capacity, significance
Long-term Memory (definition)
storage area for information, in which we have unlimited capacity to recognize and
recall
What must take place between short and long term transference?
encoding
Repetition
active and conscious repeated interaction, rehearsal, with the information
Chunking
group multiple information items by meaning into a single unit
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
memory
psychological process by which knowledge is recorded, via learning, and information is
stored and retrieved
Multiple Store Theory of Memory
explains memory as utilizing three different storage areas within the brain: sensory ->
short-term (workbench) -> long-term
Sensory Memory (characteristics)
unlimited capacity, very limited duration, iconic memory, echoic storage
Workbench (short-term) Memory
limited capacity, limited duration, coding takes place here
Long-term Memory (characteristics)
unlimited capacity, unlimited duration, semantic meaning, semantic/associative network
Sensory Memory (definition)
area in memory where a consumer stores things exposed to one of the five senses
Iconic
visual
Echoic
auditory
Olfactory
, smell
Gustatory
taste
Haptic
touch
Episodic Memory
memory from a past event in one's life
Nostalgia
yearning to relive the past that can produce lingering positive emotions
Short-term (workbench) memory
storage area in the memory system where information is stored while it is being
processed and encoded for later recall
Factors that affect "workbench" memory:
duration of exposure, capacity, significance
Long-term Memory (definition)
storage area for information, in which we have unlimited capacity to recognize and
recall
What must take place between short and long term transference?
encoding
Repetition
active and conscious repeated interaction, rehearsal, with the information
Chunking
group multiple information items by meaning into a single unit
