PSYC3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Synapse, Slow-Wave Sleep, Absolute Time And Space
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General properties of human memory that transcend specific experimental situations, tasks, stimuli and theoretical constructs. O(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374)fo is i(cid:374) ltm se(cid:272)o(cid:374)ds (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t alter. Info in stm lost quickly hence a delay impairs performance. Long presentation- more time for information to be transferred to ltm via rehearsal. No effect of presentation time- i(cid:374) tm it does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atte(cid:396) ho(cid:449) lo(cid:374)g ite(cid:373)s take to get in. Characterising dual store theories- according to dual store theory there is not one memory store but there are two. Recency reflects the ease and accuracy of retrieval from stm. Primacy reflects increased transfer to ltm via extra rehearsal of early list items. Distinctiveness in memory unique or distinctive stimuli are easier to remember- (cid:862)i(cid:374)t(cid:396)i(cid:374)si(cid:272)ally(cid:863) distinct- purple elephants for example, cucumber, capsicum and leopard- contextually different. Whole lists can be distinctive (hunt & elliot 1980)- found distinctiveness sequences were recalled better. Distinctively pronounced lists remembered extremely well over 25%
