Psychology 1100E Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Afterimage, Sensory Memory, Memory Consolidation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1100E
• Professor: Irene Cheung

Document Summary

Muscle memory is in a different part of the brain; you can forget someone"s name, but not how to ride a bike. Memory processes that allow us to take in information, retain it and put it out (encoding, storage, retrieval) Encoding taking in/understanding: attach the memory to meaning, rehearse it, shallow processing: no deep thought required, maintenance rehearsal simple repetition, elaborative rehearsal make it meaningful. Short-term is a store of information that we are conscious of whereas working memory is where we process information of unknowingly. Primacy effect superior recall of early words. Recency effect superior recall of the most recent words. Phonological loop specialises in speech and hearing (rehearsing) Episodic buffer puts everything together where it"s stored. Visuo-spatial sketch pad coordinates other aspects together. Long-term duration is permanent, capacity is limitless: declarative memory factual knowledge. Episodic memory personal facts: nondeclarative memory things you don"t need to think about to remember (ex. how to ride a bike, tie a shoelace)