Memory

Three Kinds of Memory Episodic Semantic Explicit Implicit Specific event flashbulb Semantic Explicit Implicit

Three Processes of Memory Encoding Visual Acoustic Semantic Storage Maintenance Rehearsal Elaborative Rehearsal Organizational Systems Retrieval Context dependent memory State dependent memory On the tip of your tongue

Three Stages of Memory Sensory Short term memory Long term memory

Sensory Memory Iconic Eidetic imagery Echoic memory

Short-Term Memory Short-term Memory- memory system that retains information for a few seconds to a few minutes.

Long-term Memory Long-term Memory- memory system that retains information for hours, days, weeks, months or decades

Transition from STM to LTM Primacy Effect Recency effect Chunking interference

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View of Memory As reconstruction Schemas

Capacity and Limits to your memory How much can it hold? How long do we remember it?

Basic Memory Tasks Recognition Recall relearning

Forgetting Why do we forget? Decay Repression

Amnesia Amnesia- the blocking of older memories and the loss of new ones -Getting hit on the head -Electric Shock - Major Trauma

Explaining Amnesia Explanations for Amnesia- Hit on the head could temporarily stop blood flow Hit on the head could mix up brain’s electrical charges

Types of Amnesia Amnesia Retrograde Anterograde Infantile transient global amnesia Infantile

Improving Memory Drill and Practice Relate to existing Knowledge Form Unusual associations Mnemonic devices