PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Procedural Memory, Forgetting Curve, Interpersonal Relationship

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Jennifer Steeves

Document Summary

Semantic and episodic memory are two kinds of memory that describe memory for general info and memory for personal events endel tulving(1972) 3 key process of memory encoding(getting info in) involves forming a memory code. Requires attention, analogous to entering data using a computer keyboard storage(maintaining it) involves maintaining encoded information in memory over time. Analogous to saving data in a file on a computer. Retrival(getting it out) involves recovering information from memory stores. Analogous to calling up a file and then displaying it on your computer monitor. Attention involves focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events. Selective attention filter that screens out most potential stimuli while allowing a select few to pass through into conscious awareness. Cocktail party phenomenon suggests that attention involves late selection based on the meaning of input. Lavie(2005,2007) location of our attention filter depends on the cognitive load" of current information processing.