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• Foundation of cognition
• Limited
• HF minimize error |
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• Stores all stimulus that register on the senses
• Large capacity
• Lasts up to 3 sec
• Two types:
o Iconic
o Echoic |
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| Working Memory - Characteristics |
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• Transient (20s without rehearsal)
• Limited to small amount information
• Types information
o Verbal
o Spatial |
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| Baddeley’s Working Memory (1986) |
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• Central Executive
• Visuospatial sketch pad
o Visual imagery
o Spatial information
• Phonological loop
o Verbal information |
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| meaningful unit of information. Takes advantage of pre-existing knowledge |
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• Lack of encoding
• Decay
o Memory traces erode over time
• Memories interfere with others |
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• Mainly in informational retrieval
o Tip-of-tounge phenomenon
o Cues
o Reconstructing memories
o Forgetting: recall, recognition, relearning |
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| Memory - Implications for Design |
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• Promote frequency
• Read back and reproduction
• Standardize
• Memory Aids
• Information design
• Create appropriate organization |
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1) Elaboration - Link stimulus to other information at the time of encoding
2) Visual Imaery - Create visual image to represent words to be remebered (Dual - Coding Theory)
3) Self-referent encoding - make information personally meaninful
4) Verbal mnemonics |
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