WGU MZC1 Ed Psych 6 with
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Information processing theory - answer Cognitive theory of
learning that describes the processing, storage, and retrieval of
knowledge in the mind.
sensory register - answer Component of the memory system in
which information is received and held for very short periods of
time.
Working Memory - answer The component of memory in which
limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
Short-term
Flashbulb memory - answer Important events that are fixed
mainly in visual and auditory memory.
Episodic memory - answer memory which contains images of
experiences organized by when and where they happened
, Semantic memory - answer mentally arranged in networks of
connected ideas or relationships called schemata
Schemata - answer Mental models of the world that we use to
guide and interpret our experiences-Mental networks of related
concepts that influence understanding of new information; the
singular is schema.
Procedural Memory - answer the ability to recall how to do
something, especially a physical task.
levels of processing theory - answer Explanation of memory that
links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it
receives
Interference - answer Inhibition of recall of certain information by
the presence of other information in memory.(Not rehearsing
before moving on)
Retroactive Inhibition - answer Decreased ability to recall
previously learned information, caused by learning of new
information.(b&d)
proactive inhibition - answer Decreased ability to learn new
information, caused by interference from existing knowledge.
(driving on the right)
100% correct answers
( GUARANTEED SUCCESS )
Information processing theory - answer Cognitive theory of
learning that describes the processing, storage, and retrieval of
knowledge in the mind.
sensory register - answer Component of the memory system in
which information is received and held for very short periods of
time.
Working Memory - answer The component of memory in which
limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
Short-term
Flashbulb memory - answer Important events that are fixed
mainly in visual and auditory memory.
Episodic memory - answer memory which contains images of
experiences organized by when and where they happened
, Semantic memory - answer mentally arranged in networks of
connected ideas or relationships called schemata
Schemata - answer Mental models of the world that we use to
guide and interpret our experiences-Mental networks of related
concepts that influence understanding of new information; the
singular is schema.
Procedural Memory - answer the ability to recall how to do
something, especially a physical task.
levels of processing theory - answer Explanation of memory that
links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it
receives
Interference - answer Inhibition of recall of certain information by
the presence of other information in memory.(Not rehearsing
before moving on)
Retroactive Inhibition - answer Decreased ability to recall
previously learned information, caused by learning of new
information.(b&d)
proactive inhibition - answer Decreased ability to learn new
information, caused by interference from existing knowledge.
(driving on the right)
