PSYC 3265 Chapter 7: PSYCHOLOGY 3265; CHAPTER 7
9 Nov 2016
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Episodic memories memories for events that we experienced. Semantic memories memories for general world knowledge. Serial position curves seen in lt memory (going to the theater) Recency effect reflects a standard forgetting curve, with more recent events being. Serial position effects remembered better than older events. Primacy effect reflects less proactive interference, and the recency effect reflects less retroactive interference. Types of cues mental stimulation make memory decisions about what was encountered before. We process an event at multiple levels and each level leaves a memory trace. Mental models are remembered over long periods of time use knowledge at this level to. Cuing when we need a prompt to recall an event; cues improve retrieval. Feature involve components of the memory itself. Context involve the setting or environment. Can be powerful memory cue contexts can influence memory. External and internal context; external the environment outside a person; internal the.
