PSY100Y5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Fallacy, Hindsight Bias, Memory Span
13
PSY100Y5 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
13 documents
Document Summary
Levels of processing: shallow processing- structural encoding (capital letters/what color, intermediate processing- phonemic encoding (rhyming, homonyms, deep processing- semantic encoding (meaning/symbolism) Visual mnemonics (link method, method of loci, keyword) The value of retrieval cue depends on how well it corresponds to the memory code. Long-term memory representation of facts, images, actions and skills persist over a lifetime involves retrieval of info limitless in capacity. Temporary storage and processing of info used to solve problems respond to environmental demands. *consists of three modules 1) visual memory store 2) verbal memory store. Working memory is easily accessed but limited in capacity. Ltm impairment: person shows normal working memory but cannot transfer info to ltm. Working memory deficit: person has a memory span of 2 digits but normal. System of symbols, sounds, meanings, and rules of combination that allows for communication among humans.
