Memory

Question 0

Our capacity to recall information in the short term varies with the type of input, what are they?

Answer 0

Iconic (visual) memory has no recency effect ( image quickly fades)

Echoic (phonological) memory preserves recency

Question 1

What are the 3 stages to memory?

Answer 1

1) encoding (transformation)
2) storage (retention)
3) retrieval (recovery)

Question 2

What are the 3 types of long term memory?

Answer 2

1. Episodic: auitobiographical
2. Semantic: knowledge about the world
3. Procedural: skill-based

Question 3

What is eidetic imagery?

Answer 3

Eidetic imagery is memory as a visual perception.

Question 4

What is synaesthesia?

Answer 4

Synaesthesia invokes crossing sensory modalities and using multiple perceptions.

Question 5

What is hyperthymesia?

Answer 5

Hyperthymesia gives a far superior autobiographical memory but the irrepressible flow of memory can often impair cognitive ability.