Information processing theory

What is the basic principle of information processing theory?

Based on the principle that your brain is like a computer.

What does working memory contain?

Contains what you are thinking about at this very moment; new information is held temporarily with limited capacity; access to information is immediate, and it holds information that you just saw.

What is the function of long-term memory?

It has unlimited capacity; information remains there permanently; gaining access requires effort and time; holds information that was learnt and everything that has ever happened in your life.

What is encoding?

Process of transferring Information From short-term Memory to long-term Memory.

What is retrieval?

Process OF transferring Information From long term Memory to Short- term Memory.

How do we receive information into short-term memory?

It is how we receive information that will be stored in short-term Memory - we detect /receive information using our Senses.It is the initial process that transforms Incoming Stimuli into Information, so we can make sense of them.

What is sensory memory for visual vs. auditory information called?

Sensory Memory For visual Information is called Iconic. Sensory Memory for Auditory Information is called echoic.

What is attention in the memory process?

Process of Filtering Information that you detect with your Senses. Process of taking Information from your sensory Memory to Working short-term Memory.

What is maintenance rehearsal?

Repeating Information in the Mind. Useful for Information you plan to use and forget (Phone numbers).

What is elaborative rehearsal?

Involves connecting information to something you already know. Helps move information into long-term memory.