PSYC 213 Lecture 10: Memory
18 Feb 2019
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Memory is constructed: when people were asked to draw the bikes seen, they would leave out important details, such as where the pedals or the seat were actually located. So, people aren"t storing memories as literal copies of what they see in the world: we can think of memory as this artistic representation of what we know, memory systems. Long-term memory: moving information into long-term memory. 3 stages all responsible for a different memory act. Retrieval/remembering: trying to recover stored information from long term memory. How are memories recalled and constructed: memory systems. When you take a quick scan at the environment with one of your senses. If you want to keep that information around, it"s going to move to short term. When you start to interpret information that you perceive from the environment. Essentially, it"s information presented at its most unprocessed form. Iconic memory: holds visual information for a very short period of time, fading within milliseconds.
