Short Term Memory Psychology Unit 3
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Describe working memory.
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What is chunking?
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What is rehearsal?
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What is the central executive?
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What is the episodic buffer?
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What is verbal working memory?
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What is visual working memory?
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What is the duration of short term memory?
18-20 seconds, occasionally 30 seconds.
What is the capacity of short term memory?
7 + or - 2 pieces of information
What is the function of short term memory?
A memory system with limited storage capacity and duration in which information is lost rapidly unless it is rehearsed.
What is the consolidation theory?
Proposes that structural changes occur in brain neurons when something new is being learned, and immediately after learning.
