PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Processing Fluency, Elizabeth Loftus, Frederic Bartlett
31 Oct 2016
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Memory the fundamental cognitive mechanism that allows you to encode, store and retrieve information. Memory metaphors are not very accurate (video camera, filing cabinet) Realized that all of these metaphors about human memory have something in common. Each one assumes that memory can store experiences in their original undistorted form. Also assumes that memory retrieval is as simple as accessing a previously stored item that has been kept in a specific place. Memory is subject to interpretation and reconstruction. Observed that recall ability best right after, over time remember less and less forgetting curve. Me(cid:373)o(cid:396)ies do(cid:374)"t exist till situatio(cid:374) (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)es us to (cid:396)e(cid:373)e(cid:373)be(cid:396) Stored data is identical to inputted information. Retrieved data is identical to inputted information. Stored memory includes personal details and interpretations. Cues one memory acts as a cue to trigger another memory. Herman ebbinghaus memory works like pearls in a necklace ( defined memory as a serial learning task)
