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What are the stages of the Three-Stage Model of Memory?
Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Memory.
What are the three fundamental processes involved in memory?
Encoding, Storage, Retrieval.
How is chunking applied in real life?
Organizing a phone number into three parts (e.g., 123-456-7890) to make it easier to remember.
How are mnemonic devices applied in real life?
Using acronyms like ROY G. BIV to remember the colors of the rainbow.
How is the understanding of the hippocampus' role in memory applied in treating amnesia?
Rehabilitation strategies focus on strengthening existing memories and using compensatory techniques to form new ones, given the hippocampus' role in encoding.
Compare Explicit and Implicit memory.
Explicit memory is conscious and declarative (facts, events), while implicit memory is unconscious and non-declarative (skills, habits).
Compare Semantic and Episodic memory.
Semantic memory is for general knowledge and facts, while episodic memory is for personal experiences and events.