PSYCH207 Lecture Notes - Interference Theory, Sensory Memory, Ecological Validity
20 Aug 2013
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A location where info is kept (memory story) The record that holds the contents of experience (a memory trace) The mental process (es) used to acquire (learn), store and retrieve (remember) previous experiences (a memory process) For long time mind was about philosophy no one had systematic approach. Ebbinghaus: spent 830 hours memorizing and doing 85,000 syllables in 6,600 lists. Record time or number of trials required to learn lists in its entirety. He did systematic way of testing his own memory, which no one else had done! He emphasized learning in the laboratory under tightly controlled conditions. Batlett: 1933 opposite of ebbinghaus, he emphasized learning under natural conditions without tight conditions. Meaning by using real worl text materials and stories. His method repeated reproduction: recall the same material on several occasions, with the same person. Being able to completely replicate something isn"t showing anything . Control vs. ecological validity isolation vs. interaction.
