Memory Part 2 - U3L4 Psych B

Primacy effect

The ? causes people to recall the first few items in a series.

Infinite

The capacity of long-term memory seems to be ?

Visual

Iconic memory refers to which sensory system?

Seven

George Miller suggested that humans can hold approximately how many units of information at one time?

Your high school prom

? is an example of episodic memory.

Semantic memory

? refers to our general knowledge of the world, and of all the facts we know.

Sensory memory

? refers to the initial, momentary recording of information in our sensory systems.

Three

Most theories of memory distinguish ? types of memory.

Declarative

Reading a book on how to play the guitar is an example of what type of memory?

Echoic memory

When you remember the words to a song you hear on the radio, this is usually the result of ?Three