Systems of Memory
Different Cognitive Processes
Contributors
Strategies for Memory Improvement
Problem Solving Strategies
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memory that focuses on visual and auditory senses
What is sensory memory
100
Actively holds multiple pieces of info; STM
What is working memory
100
Formulated theory that humans have an inborn native ability to develop language
Who is Noam Chomsky
100
Repetition of information to maintain it
What is rehearsal
100
Experience-based techniques for problem solving
What is heuristics
200
How long a short term memory is active for
What is 20-30 seconds
200
Acquiring and using complex systems of communication
What is language
200
Formulated the forgetting curve- initially info is lost quickly after it is learned, but the amount of forgetting eventually levels off
Who is Ebbinghaus
200
Organizing items into manageable units
What is chunking
200
Solve problem by deriving a generalization from examples
What is induction
300
Chunking and rehearsal relate to this system of memory
What is short term
300
Consciously making sense of things, applying logic
What is reasoning
300
Created theory of insight learning that occurs when one suddenly realizes how to solve a problem
Who is Kohler
300
Device with letters that stand for something else
What is mnemonic
300
Start with goal, regress to something you know
What is working backwards
400
1. memory used for skills and motor patterns 2. memory of a fact; ex. your birth date 3. memory which details specific personal events
What is implicit, explicit, and episodic
400
Selection of course of action among alternates
What is decision making
400
Extensive research with false memory that concluded that it was possible to fabricate or alter memories
Who is Loftus
400
Use of familiar locations to recall info
What is method of loci
400
Find a problem more standard than your own
What is generalization
500
One way memories are organized
What is clustering: used to organize related info into groups
500
Concentration on one aspect of the environment
What is attention
500
Determined an average human limit of seven memories for human STM capacity
Who is George Miller
500
Memorize things to where they're repeated perfectly
What is overlearning
500
Find a problem similar to solve your own
What is analogy
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