PSY 12000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Elizabeth Loftus, Free Recall, Linguistic Relativity
9 Nov 2016
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Retrieval cue used to retrieve a certain memory. Free recall basic paradigm used to study human memory (one-at-a-time, then recall items) Cued recall a word/cue is presented that is related to the information being remembered. Encoding-retrieval match similarity between coded retrieval cues and previously encoded engrams, in order to explain variability in retention. Transfer-appropriate processing memories are most easily and efficiently stored/retrieved when type of processing that the brain uses when the memory is first stored. Schemas cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information. How to improve eyewitness testimony: ask non-leading questions, interview immediately after crime, don"t use biased lineups, use open-ended lineups, use double-blind procedure for lineups. Implicit memory vs. explicit memory: implicit (long-term memory) used unconsciously and can affect thoughts and behaviors, explicit (long term memory) used consciously and intentionally. Applies mostly to sensory memory: retroactive and proactive interference. Retroactive recently learned material interferes with the ability to remember similar older material.
