PSYC 1013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Explicit Memory, Mental Chronometry, Free Recall
27 Nov 2016
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Long-term memory: differences from short-term memory: duration (no known limit in ltm, span (no known limit) Ltm: memory systems: memories are spread to multiple parts of the brain. Eposidic- part of declarative memory; memories of specific personal life events and can be placed into context. Semantic- also part of declarative memory; general knowledge, no context, such as facts. Procedural ( do )- very hard to articulate, such as maintaining balance on a bicycle: explicit- memories that you are trying to form; intentional, like studying for a test. Implicit memory: pressing button with corresponding light, the sequence was repeated; reaction time over time, reaction time improved after each sequence, reaction time=implicit memory, no explicit memory used. Factors that influence memory: levels of processing. Memory for information depends on how deeply the information is processed: two types of rehearsal. Maintenance rehearsal (shallow processing)- passive, encode information via repetition. Use of a series of rhymes to associate numbers with words.
