PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, Mental Model, Overlearning
28 Oct 2016
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Three processes of memory: encoding is getting info into memory, storage is keeping info in memory, recall is reactivation or reconstruction of information from memory. Most events we experience are never encoded in the first place. The next-in-line effect and memory for common objects. While applicable to almost anything, they depend on something you already know. How we store our experiences in our memory depends on our interpretations of them. Schemas are organized knowledge structure or mental model that we"ve stored in memory. Many types of forgetting are failures of retrieval, which is reconstructive. Using retrieval cues can help to access information in long-term memory. Measuring memory makes use of the 3 r"s. Recognition: ability to recognize previously encountered events. Most info is lost between 20 mins to one hour without intention of retaining it. Humans tend to halve their memory of newly learned knowledge in a matter of days or weeks unless they consciously review the learned material.
