PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Echoic Memory, Clive Wearing, Iconic Memory
17 Apr 2016
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Assignment due by next tuesday by 11:59pm on turn-it-in. Reconstructive nature of memory and three memory systems. Examine the development of memory in humans and its malleability. Sometimes memories do not accurately represent our experiences = false memories. False memories represent memories that are not true, and shows that memory is reconstructive! Iconic memory = close your eyes and draw what you see (maintain mental image) Echoic memory = listening + taking notes + different tones of voice. Interact with each other (durations = extended) simon says example. Clive wearing the man with no short-term memory (youtube link) Inhibition = less able to recall information due to multiple sources of information. Biology and psychology are closely related (less interference with more distantly related subjects) Retroactive= new info coming in the way of old info. Proactive= old info coming in the way of new info. Magic number (digit span/objects/items) = 7 +/- 2.
