PSYC-104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neurofibrillary Tangle, Prefrontal Cortex, Habituation
26 Feb 2016
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Memory is the retention of information over time. Or forgotten the names of the people you"ve met over and over?) Memory illusion: a false but subjectively compelling memory. Most memory illusions are by-products of our brain"s generally adaptive tendency to go beyond the information available to it (representative heuristic) Observer memory: a memory in which we see ourselves as an outside observer would. Observer memories provide an existence proof that some of our memories are reconstructive. Field memory: picturing a scene as you would have seen it through your own eyes, seeing the world through your visual field. Our memories are shaped by our hunches and expectations as well as our cultural backgrounds. 3 major systems of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Vary along 2 important dimensions: span( how much info each system can hold) and duration( over how long a period of time that system can hold info)
