PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Autobiographical Memory, Spreading Activation, Cerebellum
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Memory: faculty for recalling past events and past learning. Memory involves 3 basic activities: encoding: recording of information in our brain, getting information into memory, storage: retention of information for later use, retaining memories for future use, retrieval: recovery of information when we need it later. Information-processing model: view of memory suggesting that information must pass through three stages, or systems, of mental functioning to become a firmly implanted memory: sensory memory, working memory, long-term memory. Iconic memory/visual sensory memory: small copy of the visual event we have just encountered. Phonological loop: (cid:862)little (cid:448)oi(cid:272)e(cid:863) that keeps (cid:396)epeati(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e want to remember. Visuospatial sketchpad: where we can temporarily store images and spatial locations (cid:449)e"(cid:396)e (cid:449)o(cid:396)ki(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith. Executive function: refers more directly to processing information as it relates to goal- directed behaviour (referred to as by neuropsychologists) Executive attention: responsible for overseeing the maintenance of goals and for controlling for interference while a person is engaged in complex cognitive tasks.
