This is the stage where memories begin to "get into the system."
What is encoding?
100
This encoding strategy is used when we create acronyms or songs to help us remember information.
What are mnemonic devices?
100
You would use this device if you want to remember all the letters of the Russian alphabet, so you make up a song.
What is mnemonic device?
100
This theory of motivation suggests that we are motivated by unlearned behaviors?
What is the instinct theory?
100
How old is Ms. McDonough?
23.
200
The first stage of the information processing model. Most of this information is not processed.
What is sensory memory?
200
This occurs when we store information in pieces, rather than one large amount.
What is chunking?
200
You would use this device if you wanted to remember a lot of numbers, so you broke them up into four digit numbers, instead of single-digit numbers.
What is chunking?
200
Physiological needs must be met before safety needs, then belonging, then esteem, until we reach self-actualization.
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
200
Where did Ms. McDonough go to college?
SUNY Geneseo
300
This is the middle stage of the IPM that can hold about 7 plus or minus 2 units of information for about 30s.
What is short-term memory?
300
This occurs when we are more likely to remember the first and last pieces of a list, rather than the middle.
What is the serial position effect?
300
You are accounting for this device when you change the order of the vocabulary words when you quiz yourself before an exam.
What is the serial positioning effect?
300
Unobservable thoughts or emotions.
What are mental processes?
300
What does Ms. McDonough's tattoo say?
I carry your heart with me.
400
This is the last stage of the information processing model that can store memories anywhere from one minute to many years.
What is long-term memory?
400
This states that we are more likely to remember information if we study it for shorter amounts over a period of days, rather than cramming the night before.
What is the spacing effect?
400
DeJuan used this strategy when he studied for twenty minutes a night for a week, instead of for three hours the night before his exam.
What is the spacing effect?
400
The science of mental processes and behavior.
What is Psychology?
400
How long has Ms. McDonough been teaching?
1.5 years
500
This is the process for recalling memories. When recall fails, we may feel frustrated.
What is retrieval?
500
These devices are particularly effective because they provide us with organization for recall.
What are mnemonic devices?
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Design a study plan for Breanna, who wants to get an A on her psychology quiz. She has an entire week to study.