PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Long-Term Memory, Sensory Memory, Roygbiv

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Define the three general steps to processing data for memory (encoding, storage, and retrieval). Encoding: process by which our perception, thoughts, and feelings are transformed into our memory. The way in which we record experiences, thoughts and feelings. Storage: process of maintaining the information in our memory. Retrieval: process which we bring back memory that was previously encoded and stored in our memory, allows us to access our memories. Explain how memory is encoded and the effects of different levels of processing. Different levels of processing: the strength of the memory trace depends on how extensively the information is processed at encoding. Memory is much better for words processed semantically (by meaning), with sounds in the middle, and structurally (by appearance) last. Different levels of processing demonstrates that elaborative encoding greatly enhances retention (maintaining). Elaborative encoding: actively relating new knowledge to knowledge that we previously stored in memory. Chunking: grouping information so that they will be remembered more.