Information Processing Theory
Information Processing Theory
Information Processing Theory
A report in EDUC-101
Types of Knowledge
1. Personal knowledge knowledge by acquaintance 2. Procedural knowledge knowledge on how to do something 3. Propositional knowledge knowledge of facts
Sensory Register
Capacity: Our mind receives a great amount of information but it is more than what our minds can hold or perceive. Duration: The sensory register only holds the information for an extremely brief in the order of 1 to 3 seconds. There is a difference in duration based on modality: auditory memory is more persistent than visual.
Working Memory
Capacity: The working memory can only hold 5 to 9 chunks of information, sometimes described as 7 2. Duration: Around 18 seconds or less. To reduce the loss of information in 18 seconds, you need to do maintenance rehearsal. It is using repetition to keep the information active in working memory, like when you repeat a phone number just given over and over.
Forgetting
Forgetting is the inability to retrieve access information when needed. There are two main ways in which forgetting likely occurs: Decay information is not attended to, and eventually fades away. Interference new or old information blocks access to the information in question.
Mnemonic Techniques
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Linking method - method of remembering lists that is based on creating an association between the elements of that list. Number rhyme system - where digits are assigned mnemonic images based on words that rhyme with the number. Number shape system - digits are assigned mnemonic images based on the shape of the number. Roman room system - things to be remembered are associated with these objects, so that by recalling the objects within the room, all the associated objects can also be remembered. Major system - mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, then into words by adding vowels. The system works on the principle that images can be remembered more easily than numbers. Dominic system - a letter-based abbreviation system where the letters comprise the initials of someone's name, while the major system is typically used as a phonetic-based consonant system for either objects, animals, persons, or even words. Katapayadi system - an ancient Indian system to depict letters to numerals for easy remembrance of numbers as words or verses. Method of loci - t is a method of memory enhancement which uses visualization to organize and recall information. Many memory contest champions claim to use this technique to recall faces, digits, and lists of words.