The Model
This memory store holds everything your senses take in, but only for a second or two
The sensory register
Remembering how to ride a bike is this type of long term memory
Procedural memory
We tend to remember the the first items on a list best. this is called...
The primacy effect
Studying in short sessions over several days instead of one long cram session
Distributed practice
Information moves from the sensory register into working memory through this process
Attention
Knowing that Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania is this type of Long-Term memory
Semantic memory
We also remember the Last items on a list. This is called...
Recency effect
Remembering MLB, NFL, NBA as three units instead of nine separate letters
Chunking
Working memory is also known by this name
Short-Term memory
Remembering your high school graduation day is this type of long-term memory
Episodic memory
Learning French makes it harder to recall Spanish words we learned earlier. This is called.
Retroactive inhibition
This theory says that pairing words with images helps memory because the inromation is stored two ways
Dual code theory
Working memory can hold about this many items at once
5 to 9
This theory says knowledge is stored in networks of connected ideas
Schema theory
Your old locker combination keeps popping into your head when you try to remember the new one. This is called..
Proactive inhibition
Practicing a skill until it takes little or no working memory, like reading a familiar word
Automaticity
Name the three stores of the information-processing model, in order.
Sensory register, working memory, Long term memory
Why does a student who knows a lot about baseball learn baseball statistics faster than a student who does not
The new information fits an existing schema
According to Slavin, why does most forgetting happen?
The information never made it from working memory into long-term memory
The more deeply you think about meaning, the better you remember
Levels of processing