PSY-1 Lecture 12: General_Psych_12
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Not really forgetting due to not being remembered originally. Old gets in the way of the new or trouble with new because of the old. Anytime it is harder to learn something because you already know something else . Learning to drive in the us then driving in england. Remembering that you"ve taken pills but not when. Knowing the old thing makes it easier to learn something new. New gets in the way of the old or trouble remembering the old because of the new. It is harder to remember the old thing because you learned something new . Inability to form new declarative memories ltms. Loss of memory from point of injury/trauma back. Mental categories used to group similar objects, events and characteristics. Use known categories to make sense of new info. What you think of/or picture when you hear a word.
