Psychology AQA unit 1 memory 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyMemoryASAQA Created by: JennyCreated on: 20-04-14 14:23 Capacity The amount of information that can be stored in the memory 1 of 17 Duration How long information can be stored before it is forgotten 2 of 17 Encoding The way in which information is processed into a form that can be stored in the memory 3 of 17 Retrieval The extraction of stored information from the memory 4 of 17 Sensory memory A short duration store holding information from our senses 5 of 17 Short term memory A temporary store holding small amounts of information for brief periods 6 of 17 Long term memory A permanent store holding limitless amounts of information for long periods 7 of 17 Central executive Controls what information is stored and where 8 of 17 Phonological loop Store of sound information 9 of 17 Phonological store The inner ear that stores the words we hear 10 of 17 Visual-spatial sketchpad Stores what we see around us 11 of 17 Episodic buffer An extra store of information with limited capacity 12 of 17 Eyewitness testimony Evidence provided by witnesses to a crime 13 of 17 Misleading information/ questions Information/ questions that influence the eyewitnesses answer 14 of 17 Cognitive interview Interview technique. Stages are change order, change perspective, reinstate context, report everything. 15 of 17 Chunking Grouping together small pieces of information with a common feature 16 of 17 mnemonics Techniques that improve memory recall 17 of 17
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