PSY100H1 Lecture : Chapter 7 Summary Psychological Science This is a summarized version of Chapter 7 for the textbook Psychological Science. Includes import terms, concepts, theories, conclusions, and details that may be put on the midterm/exam.
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Memory: the capacity of the nervous system to acquire and retain usable skills and knowledge, allowing organisms to benefit from experience. Modal memory model:3 stage memory system : sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory. Memory for sensory info that is stored briefly in its original sensory form. Lights, smells and odours that last briefly in the nervous system. Limited capacity memory system that holds info in awareness for a brief period of time. Working memory: an active processing system that keeps info available for current use: central executive: subsystems and long-term memory. Filters, stores and retrieves info: phonological loop: encodes auditory info, visuospatial sketchpad: visual info. Explicit memory: the processes involved when people remember specific info. Declarative memory: the cognitive info retrieved from explicit memory; knowledge that can be declared. Semantic memory: one"s knowledge of trivial/ important facts independent of personal experience. Implicit memory: process by which ppl show w/o deliberate effort/awareness that they are remembering something.
