PSY 2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sensory Memory, Encoding Specificity Principle, Implicit Memory
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Memory: the persistence of learning over time through the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information. Common examples of strong memory are recognizing songs and faces: measuring retention. There are three measures of retention: recall, recognition, and relearning. Recall: a measurement of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier, as on a fill-in-the-blank test. Recognition: a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple-choice test. Relearning: a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material again. Common example of recognizing things is recognizing faces of people from your graduating class. Example of relearning was ebbinghaus" experiment to try and recall a sample of syllables. Tests of recognition and of time spend relearning demonstrate that we remember more than we can recall: memory models. Encoding: the processing of information into the memory system for example, by extracting meaning.
