PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Episodic Memory, Sensory Memory, Encoding Specificity Principle
5 Jun 2016
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The fundamental cognitive mechanism that allows you to encode, store and retrieve information. Abstract and complex systems are used to understand memory. Metaphors are used to describe memory, i. e. memory acts like a video camera that accurately preserves images and audio to be played back at a later time. Or the computer is compared to having specialized components responsible for handling different memories at different times. Realized metaphors have something in common with human memory. But while they"re similar they are also misleading. Although you may perceive memory to represent an object, undistorted representation of events, a rich history of research reveals that memory is subject to interpretation and reconstruction: data. Retrieved data is identical to inputted information: memory. Stored in memory includes personal details and interpretations. Retrieved memory may be altered or lost. The cue-response (if talking about dogs being cute, you then are reminded of a story of your dog being even cuter).
