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EDUC2102 Week 4 Quiz

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  • What is 'Maintenance Rehearsal'? (Hint: it relates to the working memory)
    Repetition of new information in order to retain it
  • What is procedural memory?
    Memory of how to do something.
  • What is Miller's Magic 7?
    Our working memory can handle between 5-9 chunks of info, grouping inputs meaningfully can allow them to be processed as a chunk, leaving space for more info
  • For double points: The Stroop Test. Say aloud the colour of each word (not what it says), with no mistakes in <20 seconds.
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  • At what age do children generally start to develop selective attention?
    As very young infants.
  • True or false: Gustatory sensory input relates to smell.
    False: it relates to taste!
  • Which part of the IPM could be understood as the brain's "inbox"?
    Sensory Memory!
  • True or False: The Hippocampus stores longer-term information
    False: that's the Neocortex!
  • What is elaborative rehearsal? (Hint: it relates to the working memory)
    Connecting new information to known information in order to retain/remember it
  • What is the approximate lifespan of the working memory?
    20 seconds
  • What does IPM stand for?
    Information Processing Model!
  • True or False: Olfactory sensory input relates to smell.
    True!
  • What is Semantic Memory?
    Knowledge of facts.
  • What is episodic memory?
    Memories of events or experiences.
  • Which part of the brain forms new memories?
    Hippocampus
  • Which part of the brain stores emotional memory?
    Amygdala