PSYC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hermann Ebbinghaus, Implicit Memory, Prospective Memory
7 Dec 2016
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Our memory helps define who we are, our sense of self, and is tied to our ability to function. Studied k. c. who could remember material that was not about him, but could not remember anything about himself. Encoding: involves forming a memory code and usually requires attention. Storage: involves maintain encoded information in memory over time. Retrieval: involves recovering information from memory stores. Memory is a dynamic process and they change over time forgetting may be due to deficiencies in the three key processes of memory. Attention: involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events; selective attention is critical to everyday functioning there is a debate whether stimuli are screen out early, during sensory input, or late. Suggests that stimuli are screened out late. When in a conversation in a busy room, hearing one"s own name catches their attention.
