PSYCH 2H03 Lecture 7: Memory Acquisition
9 Mar 2017
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How do we acquire new information: by what methods do we study this issue, the modal model, a series of stages through which information is detected, recognized, stored, and retrieved. Working memory: small, at hand, in use, active, current, fast. Long-term memory: vast, reference library, les, dormant, slow. What is the evidence for the distinction and is it persuasive: functionally distinct does not necessarily imply physically distinct. Where word is positioned on the list. Serial position curve suggests two kinds of memory based on: primacy effect, memory rehearsal, more attention, recency effect, still in working memory so easily accessible. Manipulate working memory: replace items in working memory with intervening backward-counting task between learning and recall. January 24, 2017: should affect recency but not primacy. Manipulate long-term memory: slow rate of presentation of words, longer time to rehearse. The total amount of knowledge we possess is vast. Speed and accuracy of access to information is critical.
