PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sensory Memory

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

Temporary storage of sensory information, capacity is high, duration is less than 1 second for vision or a few seconds for hearing. Background "noise" habituated or desensitized stimuli forgotten within seconds not registered nor transferred to stm. Foreground "information" internal trigger motivated and aroused to perceived certain information arousal stimuli. External trigger selective attention to changes in environment stimuli arousal. Brief storage of information current being used, capacity is limited, duration is less than. Relatively permanent storage of information, capacity is unlimited, duration is long/permanent. "the more you know, the more you can know (assimilate)" Develop better retention and recall, especially in the long run, if you use the same amount of study time spread out over many shorter sessions: get in the "zone" Physically rested and healthy nutrition, daily activities. Must encounter information that is new, surprising, or contradictory. Table of contents, learning objectives/focus questions: test your "false schema"