PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Coding Theory, Procedural Memory, Implicit Memory
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Explicit memory: facts and experiences that we can consciously know and recall. Implicit memory: memories of which we are not fully aware. No awareness that a memory is being formed. No e ort made to form a memory. Experiences that are processed automatically into implicit memory, wihtout any e ortful memory processing. Procedural memory: knowing how to ride a bike. Information about space: being able to imagine a room after walking through it. Information about time: being able to re-enact a sequence of events if you lost something. Information about number: being aware that you"ve passed 3 police o cers on your way to work. More e ective encoding into ltm=greater likelihood of retrieval. Automatic processing: unintentional and requiring minimal attention. Phonological: does the word rhyme with course. Semantic: does the word t in the sentence. May involve: organizing, understanding, applying to ones life, relating to already learned concepts, using imagery.
