Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Information Processing
N/A
22
Education
Undergraduate 3
04/23/2010

Additional Education Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Sensory Memory
Definition
The information story that briefly holds stimuli from the environment until they can be processed
Term
Attention
Definition
The process of allocating cognitive resources to a stimulus or task at hand
Term
Perception
Definition
The cognitive process that gives meaning to sensory input
Term
Working Memory
Definition
The memory system of the information processing model where information that has been attended to and perceived is held temporarily and processed
Term
Maintenance rehearsal
Definition
Refreshing the information held in working memory by repeating it
Term
Encoding
Definition
The cognitive process by which new information is elaborated or organized and saved into long-term memory
Term
Meaningful learning
Definition
Making connections between new information and prior knowledge
Term
Elaboration
Definition
Expanding on a new idea
Term
Organization
Definition
Providing an orderly structure to new information
Term
Retrieval
Definition
Pulling information from long-term memory into working memory
Term
Long-term memory
Definition
A storage system that can hold large amounts of information for an unlimited amount of time
Term
Metacognition
Definition
An individual's cognition about his/her own knowledge
Term
Dual Processing
Definition
Combining visual and auditory information
Term
Wait time
Definition
The time given to answer a question
Term
Mnemonics
Definition
Strategies to improve memory by encoding simple information in meaningful ways
Term
Chunking
Definition
Grouping individual groups of data into meaningful larger units
Term
Forms of Long Term Memory
Definition

Implicit knowledge

Episodic knowledge

Declaritive knowledge

Procedural knowledge

Conceptual knowledge

Conditional knowledge

Term
Decay
Definition
A hypothesized weakening over time of information stored in long-term memory, especially if the information is used infrequently or not at all.
Term
Retrieval Failure
Definition
Failure to pull up a mental record of information that has been previously learned.
Term
Interference
Definition
A phenomenon whereby something stored in long-term memory inhibits one's ability to remember something else correctly.
Term
Reconstruction Error
Definition
Constructing a logical but incorrect "memory" by using information retrieved from long-term memory plus one's general knowledge and beliefs about the world.
Term
Information Processing Model
Definition
[image]
Supporting users have an ad free experience!