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memory code
representation used to store an item into memory physical: visual phonemic: auditory semantic: meaning based TERM 2
orienting task( judgment task)
DEFINITION 2 instructions to focus on a particular aspect of a stimulus 9 physical, phonemic, semantic) TERM 3
Information Processing Model
DEFINITION 3 a theory that states deeper semantic levels of processing enhances memory the more processing, the better the memory TERM 4
STM
DEFINITION 4 limited amount of info 7 +/- 2; 20 sec TERM 5
LTM
DEFINITION 5 long term memory limitless rehersal of short term memory puts things in long term memory forgetting rate is slow
Stages of Verbal Memory
STM LTM 1. format info phonemic, visual? largely semantic 2. capacity small limitless 3. info loss interference/decay loss of retrival TERM 7
Level of Processing theory
DEFINITION 7 the greater the semantic analysis, the greather the depth of the processing and more durable the memory TERM 8
elaboration
DEFINITION 8 storing associations to help recall target item ex. vase : broke aunt's vase semantic elaboration helps reconstruct elaboration makes memory easier to retrieve TERM 9
Distinctiveness
DEFINITION 9 item that is different in appearence or meaning from other objects TERM 10
primary distinctiveness
DEFINITION 10 item distinct from other in immediate context
concrete object
easy to form image ex. flower, dress TERM 17
abstract concept
DEFINITION 17 difficult to form an image " low imagry" TERM 18
propositional theory
DEFINITION 18 images are not unintrepreted pictures int he head image= description of a scene spatical knowledge can be expressed in semantic based propositions TERM 19
theory of visual images
DEFINITION 19 process images same as processing perceptual information image= spatial representation analougus to the experiencde of seeing the object during the visual TERM 20
category
DEFINITION 20 consist of objects/ events we group together because we feel they are related
artificial categories
category that can be distingushed on a basis of a simple rule TERM 22
Real Life/ Natural Categories
DEFINITION 22 cannot be distingushed on basis of single rule : novel patterns properties: 1. don't share identical attributescategory members may share some attributers 2. not all good 3. hierarchial organized 4. categorized by how we use them, not abstract rules 5. fuzzy borders 6. no features must be present nor are any specfic featrues sufficient TERM 23
typicality
DEFINITION 23 how well members of a category represent that category TERM 24
exempler model
DEFINITION 24 people remember examples from the category to compare the novel patterns to the example TERM 25
features models
DEFINITION 25 classify novel patterns by determining how many features match category features
