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| Perception is the process by which |
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| the brain makes sense of sensory information |
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| 3 areas of perception are: |
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| segregation, distance and recognition |
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| when an object appears to stand out from its background (text on a page) |
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| each eye looks at an object from a different position |
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| the greater the disparity |
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| A binocular vision indicates |
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| depth and distance better than monocular vision |
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| As distances decreases from an object |
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| the object is perceived to get bigger |
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| depends on experience, stored knowledge and size |
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| shape is the most important characteristic |
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| Perceptual set is the tendency |
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| of a person to perceive certain aspects of sensory information but ignore others. |
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| storage, retention and retrieval |
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| Three interacting levels of memory are: |
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| sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory |
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| lasts a few seconds and retains all visual (0.5sec) and auditory (2sec) input |
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| holds about 7 items of information for a short time (30sec) |
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| several items are put together into one meaningful unit |
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| repeating a piece of information over and over to help extend short term memory |
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| The serial position effect is when |
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| items shown at the beginning and end of a test are retained more than items shown in the middle |
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| thought to be able to hold an unlimited amount of info |
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| Information is transferred between |
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| the short term and long term memory |
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| Rehearsal increases the length of time |
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| that a piece of information is held in the short term memory |
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| Organisation is when information is |
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| organised into logical categories |
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| analysing the meaning of the item to be memorised |
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| Encoding is the conversion of |
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| one or more nerve impulses into a form that can be received and held by the brain. |
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| information encoded by repetition |
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| Elaborative encoding (deeper coding) |
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| is encoded by associating with other information such as meaning or memories |
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| A search is required to retrieve |
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| information from the long term memory |
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| Contextual cues can trigger |
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| an impulse through a “memory circuit” |
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| Examples of powerful contextual cues |
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| are a wedding, special birthday, an accident |
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| Episodic memory is the recall of |
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| personal facts, experiences and events |
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| Semantic memory is the recall of |
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| general knowledge, non personal facts and concepts |
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| Procedural memory contain the info |
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| needed to perform motor skills |
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| Procedural memory does not require |
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| Emotional memories are formed |
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| as a result of positive or negative associations with certain stimuli |
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| Emotional memories involve links |
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| between the cerebral cortex and the limbic system |
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| Spatial memory holds information |
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| about a person’s environment and spatial orientation |
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| Spatial memory is located in the |
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